De Havilland Tiger Moth
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The De Havilland Tiger Moth is a British biplane primary trainer aircraft widely used in the 1930s and 1940s, especially for training Royal Air Force pilots during World War II.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth | 3 |
| de Havilland Tiger Moth | 2 |
| DH.82 Tiger Moth | 1 |
| DH.82A Tiger Moth | 1 |
| De Havilland Tiger Moth canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2807388 — 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: De Havilland Tiger Moth Context triple: [Jadwiga Piłsudska, aircraftFlown, De Havilland Tiger Moth]
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A.
Avro Anson
The Avro Anson was a British twin‑engine, multi‑role aircraft widely used before and during World War II for maritime patrol, training, and transport duties.
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B.
Hawker Hart
The Hawker Hart was a British two-seat biplane light bomber of the interwar period, renowned for its high performance and extensive service with the Royal Air Force in the 1930s.
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C.
de Havilland Mosquito
The de Havilland Mosquito was a fast, versatile British World War II combat aircraft, nicknamed the "Wooden Wonder" for its largely wooden construction and use in roles ranging from bomber and fighter to reconnaissance.
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D.
Handley Page Hampden
The Handley Page Hampden was a British twin-engine medium bomber used by the Royal Air Force in the early years of World War II, notably during night bombing raids over Germany.
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E.
Handley Page O/100
The Handley Page O/100 was a British World War I heavy bomber, among the first strategic bombers used for long-range night bombing missions.
- 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: De Havilland Tiger Moth Target entity description: The De Havilland Tiger Moth is a British biplane primary trainer aircraft widely used in the 1930s and 1940s, especially for training Royal Air Force pilots during World War II.
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A.
Avro Anson
The Avro Anson was a British twin‑engine, multi‑role aircraft widely used before and during World War II for maritime patrol, training, and transport duties.
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B.
Hawker Hart
The Hawker Hart was a British two-seat biplane light bomber of the interwar period, renowned for its high performance and extensive service with the Royal Air Force in the 1930s.
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C.
de Havilland Mosquito
The de Havilland Mosquito was a fast, versatile British World War II combat aircraft, nicknamed the "Wooden Wonder" for its largely wooden construction and use in roles ranging from bomber and fighter to reconnaissance.
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D.
Handley Page Hampden
The Handley Page Hampden was a British twin-engine medium bomber used by the Royal Air Force in the early years of World War II, notably during night bombing raids over Germany.
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E.
Handley Page O/100
The Handley Page O/100 was a British World War I heavy bomber, among the first strategic bombers used for long-range night bombing missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft type
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biplane ⓘ military training aircraft ⓘ trainer aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | biplane ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial |
fabric-covered
ⓘ
wooden structure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
De Havilland Tiger Moth
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surface form:
DH.82 Tiger Moth
De Havilland Tiger Moth ⓘ
surface form:
DH.82A Tiger Moth
|
| category |
1930s British military trainer aircraft
ⓘ
World War II British trainer aircraft ⓘ |
| cockpitConfiguration | tandem open cockpits ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Geoffrey de Havilland ⓘ |
| developedFrom | de Havilland DH.60 Moth ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | single-engine ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1931 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | standard RAF elementary trainer before and during World War II ⓘ |
| introduced | early 1930s ⓘ |
| landingGear | fixed tailwheel undercarriage ⓘ |
| manufacturer | de Havilland Aircraft Company ⓘ |
| notableOperator | British Commonwealth Air Training Plan ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | over 8000 ⓘ |
| powerplantType | piston engine ⓘ |
| primaryUseDuring | World War II pilot training ⓘ |
| productionPeriod |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ |
| role |
aerobatic aircraft
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civil trainer ⓘ primary trainer ⓘ |
| status | many examples still airworthy ⓘ |
| successor | de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk ⓘ |
| typicalEngine | de Havilland Gipsy Major ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Royal Air Force
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Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ Indian Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Indian Air Force
Fleet Air Arm ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ South African Air Force ⓘ many civilian flying clubs ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ab initio pilot training
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aerobatic training ⓘ civil recreational flying ⓘ crop dusting ⓘ glider towing ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
|
| wingConfiguration | single-bay biplane ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: De Havilland Tiger Moth Description of subject: The De Havilland Tiger Moth is a British biplane primary trainer aircraft widely used in the 1930s and 1940s, especially for training Royal Air Force pilots during World War II.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
de Havilland Tiger Moth
this entity surface form:
de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth
this entity surface form:
de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth
this entity surface form:
de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth
this entity surface form:
DH.82 Tiger Moth
this entity surface form:
DH.82A Tiger Moth
this entity surface form:
de Havilland Tiger Moth