LTTE air wing
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The LTTE air wing, known as the Air Tigers, was the small, clandestine aerial unit of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam that conducted surprise air attacks during the Sri Lankan civil war.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| LTTE air wing canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18885106 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: LTTE air wing Context triple: [Air Tigers, mediaDescription, LTTE air wing]
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A.
Sri Lanka Air Force
The Sri Lanka Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of Sri Lanka’s armed forces, responsible for defending the nation’s airspace and providing air support for military and humanitarian operations.
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B.
Sri Lanka Air Force base
Sri Lanka Air Force base is a military air facility of the Sri Lanka Air Force that operates alongside civilian aviation infrastructure at Bandaranaike International Airport.
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C.
Sri Lanka Artillery
Sri Lanka Artillery is the artillery regiment of the Sri Lanka Army, responsible for providing fire support and related battlefield capabilities to the country's land forces.
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D.
FLN Air Arm
The FLN Air Arm was the aerial military wing of Algeria’s National Liberation Front during the Algerian War of Independence, serving as the precursor to the modern Algerian Air Force.
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E.
Sri Lanka Signals Corps
The Sri Lanka Signals Corps is a specialized branch of the Sri Lanka Army responsible for military communications, information technology, and electronic warfare support.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: LTTE air wing Target entity description: The LTTE air wing, known as the Air Tigers, was the small, clandestine aerial unit of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam that conducted surprise air attacks during the Sri Lankan civil war.
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A.
Sri Lanka Air Force
The Sri Lanka Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of Sri Lanka’s armed forces, responsible for defending the nation’s airspace and providing air support for military and humanitarian operations.
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B.
Sri Lanka Air Force base
Sri Lanka Air Force base is a military air facility of the Sri Lanka Air Force that operates alongside civilian aviation infrastructure at Bandaranaike International Airport.
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C.
Sri Lanka Artillery
Sri Lanka Artillery is the artillery regiment of the Sri Lanka Army, responsible for providing fire support and related battlefield capabilities to the country's land forces.
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D.
FLN Air Arm
The FLN Air Arm was the aerial military wing of Algeria’s National Liberation Front during the Algerian War of Independence, serving as the precursor to the modern Algerian Air Force.
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E.
Sri Lanka Signals Corps
The Sri Lanka Signals Corps is a specialized branch of the Sri Lanka Army responsible for military communications, information technology, and electronic warfare support.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.