North American T-28 Trojan

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military trainer aircraft propeller-driven aircraft single-engine aircraft

The North American T-28 Trojan is a post–World War II U.S. military trainer aircraft that was widely used by the Air Force and Navy and later adapted for counterinsurgency and ground-attack roles.

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Label	Occurrences
North American T-28 Trojan canonical	4
T-28 Trojan	2
T-28 Trojan trainer	1
T-28A	1
T-28B	1
T-28C	1
T-28D	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T412065 — 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: North American T-28 Trojan
Context triple: [Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum, hasAircraftOnDisplay, North American T-28 Trojan]

A. Douglas A-26 Invader
The Douglas A-26 Invader is a World War II–era American twin‑engine light bomber and ground-attack aircraft that later saw extensive service in the Korean and Vietnam Wars.
B. Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star
The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star is a jet-powered American trainer aircraft developed from the P-80 fighter and widely used by the U.S. Air Force and many other countries during the early Cold War era.
C. Republic F-84 Thunderjet
The Republic F-84 Thunderjet is an American turbojet-powered fighter-bomber developed in the late 1940s that saw extensive service during the Korean War.
D. Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was a rugged, heavily armed American World War II fighter-bomber renowned for its durability, high-altitude performance, and effective ground-attack capabilities.
E. Cessna O-2 Skymaster
The Cessna O-2 Skymaster is a military twin-boom, push-pull configuration aircraft used primarily by the U.S. Air Force for forward air control and reconnaissance during the Vietnam War.
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: North American T-28 Trojan
Target entity description: The North American T-28 Trojan is a post–World War II U.S. military trainer aircraft that was widely used by the Air Force and Navy and later adapted for counterinsurgency and ground-attack roles.

A. Douglas A-26 Invader
The Douglas A-26 Invader is a World War II–era American twin‑engine light bomber and ground-attack aircraft that later saw extensive service in the Korean and Vietnam Wars.
B. Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star
The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star is a jet-powered American trainer aircraft developed from the P-80 fighter and widely used by the U.S. Air Force and many other countries during the early Cold War era.
C. Republic F-84 Thunderjet
The Republic F-84 Thunderjet is an American turbojet-powered fighter-bomber developed in the late 1940s that saw extensive service during the Korean War.
D. Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was a rugged, heavily armed American World War II fighter-bomber renowned for its durability, high-altitude performance, and effective ground-attack capabilities.
E. Cessna O-2 Skymaster
The Cessna O-2 Skymaster is a military twin-boom, push-pull configuration aircraft used primarily by the U.S. Air Force for forward air control and reconnaissance during the Vietnam War.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military trainer aircraft ⓘ propeller-driven aircraft ⓘ single-engine aircraft ⓘ
armamentCapability	bombs ⓘ machine guns ⓘ rockets ⓘ
cockpitConfiguration	tandem seating ⓘ
configuration	low-wing monoplane ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crew	2 ⓘ
currentUse	aerobatic display aircraft ⓘ civilian sport aircraft ⓘ warbird ⓘ
developedFor	post–World War II pilot training ⓘ
engineType	Wright R-1820 radial engine ⓘ
firstFlight	1949-09-26 ⓘ
introduced	1950 ⓘ
landingGear	tricycle landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer	North American Aviation ⓘ
maxSpeed	approximately 343 knots ⓘ approximately 395 mph ⓘ approximately 635 km/h ⓘ
notableFeature	ability to carry external stores for attack missions ⓘ radial piston engine sound ⓘ
numberBuilt	1948 ⓘ
powerplant	1 × Wright R-1820-86 radial piston engine ⓘ
primaryUser	United States Air Force ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
retiredFromUSMilitaryService	1984 ⓘ
role	counterinsurgency aircraft ⓘ ground-attack aircraft ⓘ trainer aircraft ⓘ
status	retired from front-line military service ⓘ
successorInUSAFTrainingRole	Cessna T-37 Tweet ⓘ
successorInUSNTrainingRole	Beechcraft T-34 Mentor ⓘ
usedBy	Argentine Navy ⓘ French Air Force ⓘ Haitian Air Force ⓘ Hellenic Air Force ⓘ Nicaraguan Air Force ⓘ Philippine Air Force ⓘ Royal Lao Air Force ⓘ Royal Moroccan Air Force ⓘ Royal Thai Air Force ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ Vietnam People’s Air Force ⓘ surface form: Vietnam Air Force
usedInConflict	Algerian War of Independence ⓘ surface form: Algerian War Laotian Civil War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ
variant	Fennec ⓘ North American T-28 Trojan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: T-28A North American T-28 Trojan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: T-28B North American T-28 Trojan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: T-28C North American T-28 Trojan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: T-28D

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum → hasAircraftOnDisplay → North American T-28 Trojan ⓘ

North American T-28 Trojan → variant → North American T-28 Trojan self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: T-28A

North American T-28 Trojan → variant → North American T-28 Trojan self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: T-28B

North American T-28 Trojan → variant → North American T-28 Trojan self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: T-28C

North American T-28 Trojan → variant → North American T-28 Trojan self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: T-28D

Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum → hasNotableAircraft → North American T-28 Trojan ⓘ

North American Aviation → notableProduct → North American T-28 Trojan ⓘ

Operation Barrel Roll → usedAircraft → North American T-28 Trojan ⓘ

this entity surface form: T-28 Trojan

Royal Lao Air Force → usedAircraftType → North American T-28 Trojan ⓘ

this entity surface form: T-28 Trojan

Fennec → basedOn → North American T-28 Trojan ⓘ

Fennec → developedFrom → North American T-28 Trojan ⓘ

this entity surface form: T-28 Trojan trainer

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