Lavochkin La-5
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The Lavochkin La-5 was a World War II Soviet single-seat fighter aircraft renowned for its powerful radial engine, wooden construction, and key role in countering the German Luftwaffe on the Eastern Front.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lavochkin La-5 canonical | 8 |
| La-5 | 2 |
| La-5 fighter | 1 |
| La-5FN | 1 |
| Lavochkin La-5 fighter aircraft | 1 |
| Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 | 1 |
| Ла-5ФН | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T511136 — 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: Lavochkin La-5 Context triple: [Soviet Air Forces, notableAircraft, Lavochkin La-5]
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A.
Yakovlev Yak-3
The Yakovlev Yak-3 was a highly maneuverable Soviet World War II fighter aircraft renowned for its excellent performance at low altitudes and effectiveness on the Eastern Front.
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B.
Ilyushin Il-2
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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C.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 is a pioneering Soviet jet fighter of the early Cold War era, renowned for its swept-wing design and major role in the Korean 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.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 is a Soviet jet fighter aircraft introduced in the early 1950s, widely used during the Cold War and notably in the Vietnam War for its agility and effectiveness in air 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: Lavochkin La-5 Target entity description: The Lavochkin La-5 was a World War II Soviet single-seat fighter aircraft renowned for its powerful radial engine, wooden construction, and key role in countering the German Luftwaffe on the Eastern Front.
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A.
Yakovlev Yak-3
The Yakovlev Yak-3 was a highly maneuverable Soviet World War II fighter aircraft renowned for its excellent performance at low altitudes and effectiveness on the Eastern Front.
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B.
Ilyushin Il-2
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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C.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 is a pioneering Soviet jet fighter of the early Cold War era, renowned for its swept-wing design and major role in the Korean 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.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 is a Soviet jet fighter aircraft introduced in the early 1950s, widely used during the Cold War and notably in the Vietnam War for its agility and effectiveness in air combat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II aircraft
ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ single-seat aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory |
front-line fighter
ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftRole | fighter ⓘ |
| airForceDesignation |
Lavochkin La-5
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
La-5
|
| airframeType | mixed construction with wooden components ⓘ |
| armament | 20 mm cannon ⓘ |
| armamentType | fixed forward-firing cannon ⓘ |
| cockpitConfiguration | single-seat ⓘ |
| combatRole |
air superiority fighter
ⓘ
interceptor ⓘ |
| configuration | single-engine tractor configuration ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designer | Semyon Lavochkin ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Lavochkin La-5
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3
|
| engineType | radial piston engine ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1942 ⓘ |
| era | 1940s ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1942 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the main Soviet fighters of mid–World War II ⓘ |
| introducedAs | improved version of LaGG-3 with radial engine ⓘ |
| landingGearType | retractable conventional landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Lavochkin design bureau ⓘ |
| nationality | Soviet ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
good low- and medium-altitude performance
ⓘ
largely wooden airframe ⓘ powerful radial engine ⓘ |
| notableUse | countering German fighters on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 1 ⓘ |
| opposedForce |
Luftwaffe
ⓘ
surface form:
German Luftwaffe
|
| powerplant |
Shvetsov ASh‑82 radial engine
ⓘ
surface form:
Shvetsov ASh-82 radial engine
|
| primaryUser | Soviet Air Forces ⓘ |
| propeller | three-bladed propeller ⓘ |
| propulsion | propeller-driven ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Soviet Air Forces ⓘ |
| successor | Lavochkin La-7 ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfUse | 1942–1945 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Czechoslovakia
ⓘ
Poland ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| usedInTheater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| variantOf |
Lavochkin La-5
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
La-5FN
|
| wingConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
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: Lavochkin La-5 Description of subject: The Lavochkin La-5 was a World War II Soviet single-seat fighter aircraft renowned for its powerful radial engine, wooden construction, and key role in countering the German Luftwaffe 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:
Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3
this entity surface form:
La-5FN
this entity surface form:
La-5
this entity surface form:
La-5
this entity surface form:
La-5 fighter
subject surface form:
Ivan Kozhedub
this entity surface form:
Ла-5ФН
subject surface form:
Shvetsov ASh-82
this entity surface form:
Lavochkin La-5 fighter aircraft
subject surface form:
RS-82
subject surface form:
RS-132