Ilyushin Il-2
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The Ilyushin Il-2 was a heavily armored Soviet ground-attack aircraft of World War II, produced in vast numbers and renowned for its crucial role in close air support on the Eastern Front.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ilyushin Il-2 canonical | 9 |
| Il-2 Shturmovik | 3 |
| Ilyushin Il-2 ground-attack aircraft | 2 |
| Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T511134 — 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: Ilyushin Il-2 Context triple: [Soviet Air Forces, notableAircraft, Ilyushin Il-2]
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A.
Tupolev Tu-2 bomber
The Tupolev Tu-2 bomber was a highly effective Soviet twin‑engine frontline bomber of World War II, known for its speed, payload capacity, and extensive use on the Eastern Front.
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B.
Tupolev Tu-4 bomber
The Tupolev Tu-4 bomber is a Soviet long-range strategic bomber developed in the late 1940s as a reverse-engineered copy of the American Boeing B-29 Superfortress.
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C.
Tupolev Tu-16 bomber
The Tupolev Tu-16 bomber is a Soviet twin‑engine jet strategic bomber introduced in the 1950s, widely used for long-range bombing, maritime strike, and reconnaissance roles throughout the Cold War.
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D.
Sukhoi Su-7
The Sukhoi Su-7 is a Soviet-era swept-wing fighter-bomber aircraft widely used during the Cold War for ground-attack missions.
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E.
Sukhoi Su-25
The Sukhoi Su-25 is a Soviet-era, twin-engine, subsonic close air support aircraft designed for attacking ground targets in frontline combat.
- 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: Ilyushin Il-2 Target entity description: The Ilyushin Il-2 was a heavily armored Soviet ground-attack aircraft of World War II, produced in vast numbers and renowned for its crucial role in close air support on the Eastern Front.
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A.
Tupolev Tu-2 bomber
The Tupolev Tu-2 bomber was a highly effective Soviet twin‑engine frontline bomber of World War II, known for its speed, payload capacity, and extensive use on the Eastern Front.
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B.
Tupolev Tu-4 bomber
The Tupolev Tu-4 bomber is a Soviet long-range strategic bomber developed in the late 1940s as a reverse-engineered copy of the American Boeing B-29 Superfortress.
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C.
Tupolev Tu-16 bomber
The Tupolev Tu-16 bomber is a Soviet twin‑engine jet strategic bomber introduced in the 1950s, widely used for long-range bombing, maritime strike, and reconnaissance roles throughout the Cold War.
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D.
Sukhoi Su-7
The Sukhoi Su-7 is a Soviet-era swept-wing fighter-bomber aircraft widely used during the Cold War for ground-attack missions.
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E.
Sukhoi Su-25
The Sukhoi Su-25 is a Soviet-era, twin-engine, subsonic close air support aircraft designed for attacking ground targets in frontline combat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet military aircraft
ⓘ
World War II aircraft ⓘ ground-attack aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftType | single-engine low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| armamentFixed |
20 mm ShVAK cannon
ⓘ
23 mm VYa-23 cannon ⓘ 7.62 mm ShKAS machine gun ⓘ |
| armamentFlexible | 12.7 mm UBT machine gun ⓘ |
| armorFeature | armored shell around cockpit and engine ⓘ |
| armorThickness | up to 12 mm ⓘ |
| bombLoad | up to 600 kg of bombs ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| designer |
Sergei Ilyushin
ⓘ
surface form:
Sergey Ilyushin
|
| distinction | one of the most-produced military aircraft in history ⓘ |
| emptyWeight | 4360 kg ⓘ |
| engineModel | Mikulin AM-38 ⓘ |
| engineType | V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1939-10-02 ⓘ |
| height | 4.17 m ⓘ |
| introduced | 1941 ⓘ |
| length | 11.6 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Ilyushin Design Bureau ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 414 km/h ⓘ |
| maxTakeoffWeight | 6380 kg ⓘ |
| nickname | Shturmovik ⓘ |
| notableFor |
crucial role in Soviet close air support on Eastern Front
ⓘ
heavy armor protection ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | over 36000 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 1 ⓘ |
| powerplantPower | 1700 hp ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
Soviet Air Forces
ⓘ
Soviet Naval Aviation ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | 1941–1945 ⓘ |
| range | 720 km ⓘ |
| retired | 1954 ⓘ |
| rocketArmament |
RS-132 rockets
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RS-82 rockets ⓘ |
| role |
close air support
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ground attack ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | 6000 m ⓘ |
| successor | Ilyushin Il-10 ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Bulgarian Air Force
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Czechoslovak Air Force ⓘ Korean People's Army ⓘ
surface form:
North Korean Air Force
Chinese Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
People's Liberation Army Air Force
Polish Air Force ⓘ Yugoslav Air Force ⓘ |
| wingspan | 14.6 m ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ilyushin Il-2 Description of subject: The Ilyushin Il-2 was a heavily armored Soviet ground-attack aircraft of World War II, produced in vast numbers and renowned for its crucial role in close air support on the Eastern Front.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Il-2 Shturmovik
this entity surface form:
Ilyushin Il-2 ground-attack aircraft
this entity surface form:
Il-2 Shturmovik
this entity surface form:
Il-2 Shturmovik
this entity surface form:
Ilyushin Il-2 ground-attack aircraft
subject surface form:
RS-82
subject surface form:
RS-132
subject surface form:
RS-132
this entity surface form:
Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik