Kittyhawk
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Kittyhawk is the British Commonwealth name for later variants of the American Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter aircraft used extensively during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kittyhawk canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4285019 — 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.
Target entity: Kittyhawk Context triple: [Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, alsoKnownAs, Kittyhawk]
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A.
Kitty Hawk
Kitty Hawk was the command module spacecraft used in NASA's Apollo 14 mission to carry astronauts between Earth and lunar orbit.
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B.
Orville
Orville is the comically clumsy albatross who serves as the bumbling but brave air transport for the heroes in Disney’s animated film "The Rescuers."
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C.
Orville
Orville is a masculine given name of English origin that has been borne by various notable figures, including scientists, inventors, and pioneers.
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D.
Wiley Post’s Winnie Mae
Wiley Post’s Winnie Mae was a specially modified Lockheed Vega monoplane famed for its record-setting around-the-world flights and pioneering high-altitude aviation experiments in the early 1930s.
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E.
Hughes H-1 Racer
The Hughes H-1 Racer was a pioneering 1930s American racing aircraft that set multiple speed records and influenced the design of later high-performance military and civilian airplanes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Kittyhawk Target entity description: Kittyhawk is the British Commonwealth name for later variants of the American Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter aircraft used extensively during World War II.
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A.
Kitty Hawk
Kitty Hawk was the command module spacecraft used in NASA's Apollo 14 mission to carry astronauts between Earth and lunar orbit.
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B.
Orville
Orville is the comically clumsy albatross who serves as the bumbling but brave air transport for the heroes in Disney’s animated film "The Rescuers."
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C.
Orville
Orville is a masculine given name of English origin that has been borne by various notable figures, including scientists, inventors, and pioneers.
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D.
Wiley Post’s Winnie Mae
Wiley Post’s Winnie Mae was a specially modified Lockheed Vega monoplane famed for its record-setting around-the-world flights and pioneering high-altitude aviation experiments in the early 1930s.
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E.
Hughes H-1 Racer
The Hughes H-1 Racer was a pioneering 1930s American racing aircraft that set multiple speed records and influenced the design of later high-performance military and civilian airplanes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fighter aircraft
ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration |
low-wing monoplane
ⓘ
single-engine ⓘ |
| armament | six 0.50 inch Browning machine guns ⓘ |
| basedOn | Curtiss P-40 Warhawk ⓘ |
| canCarry |
bombs
ⓘ
drop tanks ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| engineType | liquid-cooled V-12 piston engine ⓘ |
| era | World War II era ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1939–1945 ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
British Commonwealth air forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Commonwealth air forces
|
| landingGear | retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Curtiss-Wright Corporation ⓘ |
| namingConvention | British Commonwealth designation for later P-40 variants ⓘ |
| natoCategory | fixed-wing aircraft ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 1 ⓘ |
| operatorType |
British Commonwealth air forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Commonwealth air forces
|
| powerplant | Allison V-1710 ⓘ |
| primaryRole | fighter ⓘ |
| propulsion | propeller-driven ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Tomahawk
ⓘ
Warhawk ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | fighter-bomber ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1941 ⓘ |
| usedAsNameFor |
Curtiss P-40D
ⓘ
linked to:
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
Curtiss P-40E ⓘ
linked to:
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
Curtiss P-40K ⓘ
linked to:
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
Curtiss P-40M ⓘ
linked to:
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
Curtiss P-40N ⓘ
linked to:
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
|
| usedBy |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ South African Air Force ⓘ United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| usedExtensively | yes ⓘ |
| usedInRole |
air superiority fighter
ⓘ
close air support ⓘ ground-attack aircraft ⓘ |
| usedInTheater |
China-Burma-India Theater
ⓘ
linked to:
China Burma India Theater
North African Campaign ⓘ
linked to:
North African campaign
Pacific Theater ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Theater of Operations
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| variantOf |
Curtiss P-40
ⓘ
linked to:
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
|
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Subject: Kittyhawk Description of subject: Kittyhawk is the British Commonwealth name for later variants of the American Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter aircraft used extensively during World War II.
Referenced by (2)
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