Consolidated B-24 Liberator
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The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was a World War II American heavy bomber known for its long range, high payload capacity, and extensive use in strategic bombing and anti-submarine roles.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Consolidated B-24 Liberator canonical | 13 |
| B-24 Liberator | 12 |
| Consolidated Liberator | 3 |
| B-24 Liberator (historical) | 1 |
| B-24 Liberator bombers | 1 |
| B-24 Liberator heavy bomber | 1 |
| B-24D | 1 |
| B-24D bomber airframe | 1 |
| B-24H | 1 |
| B-24J | 1 |
| Consolidated B-24 Liberator (early variants) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T258468 — 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: Consolidated B-24 Liberator Context triple: [United States Army Air Forces, mainBomberAircraft, Consolidated B-24 Liberator]
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A.
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engine American heavy bomber of World War II, renowned for its durability, long-range strategic bombing role, and extensive use in the European theater.
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B.
B-29 Superfortress
The B-29 Superfortress was a long-range, four-engine heavy bomber developed by the United States during World War II, notable for its advanced technology and its role in strategic bombing campaigns over Japan.
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C.
Avro Lancaster
The Avro Lancaster was a British four‑engined heavy bomber of World War II, renowned for its night bombing raids and precision attacks such as the famous "Dambusters" mission.
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D.
Vickers Wellington
The Vickers Wellington was a British twin‑engine medium bomber widely used by the Royal Air Force during the early years of World War II, noted for its geodetic airframe construction and extensive service in night bombing and maritime roles.
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E.
Handley Page O/400
The Handley Page O/400 was a British World War I heavy bomber aircraft, notable as one of the first strategic bombers used in large-scale night bombing operations.
- 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: Consolidated B-24 Liberator Target entity description: The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was a World War II American heavy bomber known for its long range, high payload capacity, and extensive use in strategic bombing and anti-submarine roles.
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A.
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engine American heavy bomber of World War II, renowned for its durability, long-range strategic bombing role, and extensive use in the European theater.
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B.
B-29 Superfortress
The B-29 Superfortress was a long-range, four-engine heavy bomber developed by the United States during World War II, notable for its advanced technology and its role in strategic bombing campaigns over Japan.
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C.
Avro Lancaster
The Avro Lancaster was a British four‑engined heavy bomber of World War II, renowned for its night bombing raids and precision attacks such as the famous "Dambusters" mission.
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D.
Vickers Wellington
The Vickers Wellington was a British twin‑engine medium bomber widely used by the Royal Air Force during the early years of World War II, noted for its geodetic airframe construction and extensive service in night bombing and maritime roles.
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E.
Handley Page O/400
The Handley Page O/400 was a British World War I heavy bomber aircraft, notable as one of the first strategic bombers used in large-scale night bombing operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II bomber
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four‑engine heavy bomber ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ |
| armament | .50 caliber Browning M2 machine guns ⓘ |
| bombLoad |
3,600 kg
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8,000 lb ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 10 ⓘ |
| designFeature |
tricycle landing gear
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twin tail fins ⓘ |
| engineType | Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp radial engine ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1939-12-29 ⓘ |
| height |
18 ft
ⓘ
5.5 m ⓘ |
| introduced | 1941 ⓘ |
| length |
20.6 m
ⓘ
67 ft 8 in ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Consolidated Aircraft
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Douglas Aircraft Company ⓘ Ford Motor Company ⓘ North American Aviation ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
290 mph
ⓘ
467 km/h ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Ploiești raid
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surface form:
Ploiești oil fields raids
|
| notableVariant |
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
B-24D
Consolidated B-24 Liberator self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
B-24H
Consolidated B-24 Liberator self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
B-24J
PB4Y-2 Privateer ⓘ
surface form:
PB4Y-1 Liberator
PB4Y-2 Privateer ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | over 18,400 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 4 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Free French Forces
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surface form:
Free French Air Force
South African Air Force ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
Indian Air Force
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Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| productionPeriodEnd | 1945 ⓘ |
| productionPeriodStart | 1940 ⓘ |
| range |
2,100 mi
ⓘ
3,400 km ⓘ |
| retired | 1968 ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare aircraft
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maritime patrol aircraft ⓘ strategic bomber ⓘ transport aircraft ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling |
28,000 ft
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8,500 m ⓘ |
| successor |
B-29 Superfortress
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surface form:
Boeing B-29 Superfortress
|
| usedFor |
anti-submarine patrols
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convoy escort ⓘ long-range reconnaissance ⓘ strategic bombing ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
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World War II ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | high aspect ratio Davis wing ⓘ |
| wingspan |
110 ft
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33.53 m ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Consolidated B-24 Liberator Description of subject: The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was a World War II American heavy bomber known for its long range, high payload capacity, and extensive use in strategic bombing and anti-submarine roles.
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
B-24 Liberator
this entity surface form:
B-24 Liberator
this entity surface form:
B-24 Liberator
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
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Consolidated B-24 Liberator
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
B-24D
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
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notableVariant
→
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
B-24J
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
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notableVariant
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Consolidated B-24 Liberator
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
B-24H
this entity surface form:
B-24 Liberator
this entity surface form:
B-24 Liberator
this entity surface form:
B-24 Liberator
this entity surface form:
B-24D bomber airframe
this entity surface form:
B-24 Liberator
this entity surface form:
Consolidated Liberator
this entity surface form:
B-24 Liberator
this entity surface form:
Consolidated Liberator
this entity surface form:
B-24 Liberator
subject surface form:
Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp
this entity surface form:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator (early variants)
this entity surface form:
B-24 Liberator
this entity surface form:
B-24 Liberator (historical)
this entity surface form:
B-24 Liberator heavy bomber
subject surface form:
Waco CG-4
this entity surface form:
B-24 Liberator
this entity surface form:
B-24 Liberator
this entity surface form:
Consolidated Liberator
this entity surface form:
B-24 Liberator bombers