Douglas SBD Dauntless
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The Douglas SBD Dauntless was a U.S. Navy World War II carrier-based dive bomber best known for its decisive role in sinking Japanese carriers at the Battle of Midway.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Douglas SBD Dauntless canonical | 9 |
| Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber | 1 |
| SBD Dauntless | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T571277 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Douglas SBD Dauntless Context triple: [USS Yorktown (CV-5), notableAircraftTypes, Douglas SBD Dauntless]
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A.
North American B-25B Mitchell
The North American B-25B Mitchell is a twin‑engine medium bomber used by the United States during World War II, most famously in the 1942 Doolittle Raid on Japan.
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B.
Hawker Sea Hawk
The Hawker Sea Hawk is a British single-seat jet fighter aircraft that served primarily with the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm during the early Cold War era.
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C.
Lockheed P-38 Lightning
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a distinctive twin-boom American World War II fighter aircraft renowned for its versatility in roles such as interception, ground attack, and long-range escort.
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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.
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E.
Aichi D3A dive bombers
The Aichi D3A was a Japanese carrier-based dive bomber used extensively by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, notably in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
- 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: Douglas SBD Dauntless Target entity description: The Douglas SBD Dauntless was a U.S. Navy World War II carrier-based dive bomber best known for its decisive role in sinking Japanese carriers at the Battle of Midway.
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A.
North American B-25B Mitchell
The North American B-25B Mitchell is a twin‑engine medium bomber used by the United States during World War II, most famously in the 1942 Doolittle Raid on Japan.
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B.
Hawker Sea Hawk
The Hawker Sea Hawk is a British single-seat jet fighter aircraft that served primarily with the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm during the early Cold War era.
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C.
Lockheed P-38 Lightning
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a distinctive twin-boom American World War II fighter aircraft renowned for its versatility in roles such as interception, ground attack, and long-range escort.
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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.
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E.
Aichi D3A dive bombers
The Aichi D3A was a Japanese carrier-based dive bomber used extensively by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, notably in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military aircraft
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carrier-based aircraft ⓘ dive bomber ⓘ |
| alliedCodename | Banshee (RNZAF informal use) ⓘ |
| armament |
forward-firing 0.50 in machine guns
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rear 0.30 in machine guns ⓘ up to 1600 lb of bombs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| designFeature |
dive brakes with perforated flaps
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folding wings for carrier storage ⓘ tailhook for carrier operations ⓘ |
| emptyWeight | 4013 kg ⓘ |
| engineType | air-cooled radial piston engine ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1940-05-01 ⓘ |
| grossWeight | 6491 kg ⓘ |
| height | 4.14 m ⓘ |
| introduced | 1940 ⓘ |
| length | 10.09 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Douglas Aircraft Company ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
255 kn
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473 km/h ⓘ |
| nickname | Dauntless ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Midway
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Battle of Coral Sea ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Coral Sea
Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands ⓘ Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ
surface form:
Guadalcanal Campaign
|
| notableFor | sinking four Japanese carriers at the Battle of Midway ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 5936 ⓘ |
| operator |
Free French Forces
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surface form:
Free French Air Forces
Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| powerplant | 1 × Wright R-1820 radial engine ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Northrop X-4 Bantam
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surface form:
Northrop BT
|
| primaryUser | United States Navy ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1944 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1940 ⓘ |
| range | 1770 km ⓘ |
| retired | 1959 ⓘ |
| role |
dive bomber
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scout bomber ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
U.S. Marine Corps aviation
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U.S. Navy carrier air groups ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | 8200 m ⓘ |
| successor | Curtiss SB2C Helldiver ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| wingspan | 12.65 m ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Douglas SBD Dauntless Description of subject: The Douglas SBD Dauntless was a U.S. Navy World War II carrier-based dive bomber best known for its decisive role in sinking Japanese carriers at the Battle of Midway.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Wright R-1820
this entity surface form:
Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber
this entity surface form:
SBD Dauntless