C-9A Nightingale
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The C-9A Nightingale is a U.S. Air Force aeromedical evacuation aircraft, adapted from the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 airliner to transport and care for injured or ill patients.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| C-9A Nightingale canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20726458 — 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: C-9A Nightingale Context triple: [375th Air Mobility Wing, aircraftOperated, C-9A Nightingale]
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A.
C-2A Greyhound
The C-2A Greyhound is a twin-engine, high-wing cargo aircraft used by the U.S. Navy primarily for carrier onboard delivery of personnel, mail, and supplies to and from aircraft carriers.
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B.
C-12 Huron
The C-12 Huron is a military utility and transport aircraft, derived from the Beechcraft Super King Air series, used by various armed forces for personnel and light cargo transport, liaison, and reconnaissance missions.
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C.
EC-121 Warning Star
The EC-121 Warning Star was a U.S. Air Force airborne early warning and control aircraft developed from the Lockheed Constellation airliner and widely used during the Cold War and Vietnam War for radar surveillance and command-and-control missions.
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D.
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star
The Canadair CT-133 Silver Star is a Canadian-built jet trainer and light attack aircraft, derived from the Lockheed T-33, that served as the Royal Canadian Air Force’s primary jet trainer for several decades.
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E.
MC-130 Combat Talon
The MC-130 Combat Talon is a specialized U.S. Air Force special operations transport aircraft designed for clandestine infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply missions in hostile or denied territory.
- 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: C-9A Nightingale Target entity description: The C-9A Nightingale is a U.S. Air Force aeromedical evacuation aircraft, adapted from the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 airliner to transport and care for injured or ill patients.
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A.
C-2A Greyhound
The C-2A Greyhound is a twin-engine, high-wing cargo aircraft used by the U.S. Navy primarily for carrier onboard delivery of personnel, mail, and supplies to and from aircraft carriers.
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B.
C-12 Huron
The C-12 Huron is a military utility and transport aircraft, derived from the Beechcraft Super King Air series, used by various armed forces for personnel and light cargo transport, liaison, and reconnaissance missions.
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C.
EC-121 Warning Star
The EC-121 Warning Star was a U.S. Air Force airborne early warning and control aircraft developed from the Lockheed Constellation airliner and widely used during the Cold War and Vietnam War for radar surveillance and command-and-control missions.
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D.
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star
The Canadair CT-133 Silver Star is a Canadian-built jet trainer and light attack aircraft, derived from the Lockheed T-33, that served as the Royal Canadian Air Force’s primary jet trainer for several decades.
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E.
MC-130 Combat Talon
The MC-130 Combat Talon is a specialized U.S. Air Force special operations transport aircraft designed for clandestine infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply missions in hostile or denied territory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.