Westland Puma HC2
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The Westland Puma HC2 is a modernized, twin‑engine medium-lift military helicopter used by the Royal Air Force for tactical transport and support missions.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Westland Puma HC1 | 3 |
| Westland Puma | 2 |
| Westland Puma HC2 canonical | 2 |
| Westland Puma (licence‑built) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8680564 — 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: Westland Puma HC2 Context triple: [No. 84 Squadron RAF, equipment, Westland Puma HC2]
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A.
Westland Wapiti
The Westland Wapiti was a British two-seat general-purpose biplane of the interwar period, used extensively by the Royal Air Force and several Commonwealth air forces.
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B.
Westland Wyvern
The Westland Wyvern was a British carrier-based strike aircraft of the early Cold War era, notable for its turboprop engine and distinctive contra-rotating propellers.
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C.
Westland Wessex
The Westland Wessex is a British-built, turbine-powered military helicopter widely used from the 1960s for roles such as troop transport, anti-submarine warfare, and search and rescue.
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D.
Westland Sea King
The Westland Sea King is a British-built, twin-engine amphibious helicopter widely used for search and rescue, anti-submarine warfare, and transport missions by various military forces.
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E.
Westland Scout
The Westland Scout is a British light military helicopter introduced in the 1960s, used primarily for reconnaissance, liaison, and light attack roles.
- 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: Westland Puma HC2 Target entity description: The Westland Puma HC2 is a modernized, twin‑engine medium-lift military helicopter used by the Royal Air Force for tactical transport and support missions.
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A.
Westland Wapiti
The Westland Wapiti was a British two-seat general-purpose biplane of the interwar period, used extensively by the Royal Air Force and several Commonwealth air forces.
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B.
Westland Wyvern
The Westland Wyvern was a British carrier-based strike aircraft of the early Cold War era, notable for its turboprop engine and distinctive contra-rotating propellers.
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C.
Westland Wessex
The Westland Wessex is a British-built, turbine-powered military helicopter widely used from the 1960s for roles such as troop transport, anti-submarine warfare, and search and rescue.
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D.
Westland Sea King
The Westland Sea King is a British-built, twin-engine amphibious helicopter widely used for search and rescue, anti-submarine warfare, and transport missions by various military forces.
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E.
Westland Scout
The Westland Scout is a British light military helicopter introduced in the 1960s, used primarily for reconnaissance, liaison, and light attack roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medium-lift helicopter
ⓘ
military helicopter ⓘ twin-engine helicopter ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | utility helicopter ⓘ |
| airframeOrigin |
Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma
ⓘ
linked to:
Aérospatiale SA 330J Puma
|
| basedOn |
Westland Puma HC1
ⓘ
linked to:
Westland Puma HC2
|
| canOperateFrom | austere landing sites ⓘ |
| canOperateIn | hot-and-high conditions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew |
1 crewman
ⓘ
2 pilots ⓘ |
| engineModel | Turbomeca Makila 1A1 ⓘ |
| engineType | turboshaft ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWithRAF | 2010s ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ballistic protection
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digital autopilot ⓘ enhanced defensive aids suite ⓘ glass cockpit ⓘ improved engines ⓘ night-vision goggle compatible cockpit ⓘ upgraded avionics ⓘ |
| landingGearType | retractable landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Westland Helicopters ⓘ |
| modernizationProgram | Puma Life Extension Programme ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| primaryMissionProfile |
airmobile operations
ⓘ
tactical airlift ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| role | battlefield support helicopter ⓘ |
| rotorConfiguration | single main rotor ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
United Kingdom Joint Helicopter Command
ⓘ
linked to:
Joint Helicopter Command
|
| serviceStatus | in service ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | single tail rotor ⓘ |
| upgradeOf |
Westland Puma HC1
ⓘ
linked to:
Westland Puma HC2
|
| usedBy |
No. 230 Squadron RAF
ⓘ
No. 33 Squadron RAF ⓘ |
| usedFor |
logistic support
ⓘ
medical evacuation ⓘ support missions ⓘ tactical transport ⓘ troop transport ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Afghanistan War
ⓘ
linked to:
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Iraq operations ⓘ counter-terrorism support operations ⓘ disaster relief missions ⓘ humanitarian assistance missions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Westland Puma HC2 Description of subject: The Westland Puma HC2 is a modernized, twin‑engine medium-lift military helicopter used by the Royal Air Force for tactical transport and support missions.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
84 Squadron RAF
subject linked to:
84 Squadron RAF
linked to: Westland Puma HC2
linked to: Westland Puma HC2
linked to: Westland Puma HC2
linked to: Westland Puma HC2
linked to: Westland Puma HC2
linked to: Westland Puma HC2