RAF Metheringham
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RAF Metheringham was a World War II Royal Air Force bomber airfield in Lincolnshire, England, primarily used for operations by heavy bomber squadrons.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| RAF Metheringham canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12755840 — 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: RAF Metheringham Context triple: [No. 106 Squadron RAF, garrison, RAF Metheringham]
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A.
RAF Swanton Morley
RAF Swanton Morley was a Royal Air Force station in Norfolk, England, that served as an important operational and training base, particularly during the Second World War.
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RAF Watnall
RAF Watnall was a Royal Air Force station in Nottinghamshire, England, that served as the operational headquarters and control center for No. 12 Group RAF during the Second World War.
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C.
RAF Kemble
RAF Kemble was a former Royal Air Force station in Gloucestershire, England, best known as an early home of the Red Arrows and later as a major aircraft maintenance and storage airfield.
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D.
RAF Odiham
RAF Odiham is a Royal Air Force station in Hampshire, England, best known as the main operating base for the RAF’s Chinook helicopter fleet and a key hub for UK air mobility and support operations.
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E.
RAF West Malling
RAF West Malling was a former Royal Air Force station in Kent, England, notable for its role as a fighter airfield during the Second World War and the early Cold 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: RAF Metheringham Target entity description: RAF Metheringham was a World War II Royal Air Force bomber airfield in Lincolnshire, England, primarily used for operations by heavy bomber squadrons.
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A.
RAF Swanton Morley
RAF Swanton Morley was a Royal Air Force station in Norfolk, England, that served as an important operational and training base, particularly during the Second World War.
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B.
RAF Watnall
RAF Watnall was a Royal Air Force station in Nottinghamshire, England, that served as the operational headquarters and control center for No. 12 Group RAF during the Second World War.
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C.
RAF Kemble
RAF Kemble was a former Royal Air Force station in Gloucestershire, England, best known as an early home of the Red Arrows and later as a major aircraft maintenance and storage airfield.
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D.
RAF Odiham
RAF Odiham is a Royal Air Force station in Hampshire, England, best known as the main operating base for the RAF’s Chinook helicopter fleet and a key hub for UK air mobility and support operations.
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E.
RAF West Malling
RAF West Malling was a former Royal Air Force station in Kent, England, notable for its role as a fighter airfield during the Second World War and the early Cold War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force station
ⓘ
military airfield ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated | Avro Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airfieldType | heavy bomber station ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Bomber Command airfields in Lincolnshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closure | post-World War II ⓘ |
| commemorates | aircrew of Bomber Command ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
agricultural land
ⓘ
heritage site ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| garrison | No. 5 Group RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridReference | TF ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Royal Air Force stations in Lincolnshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II airfields in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
control tower
ⓘ
dispersal areas ⓘ runways ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMuseum | Metheringham Airfield Visitor Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRunwayConfiguration | three-runway layout ⓘ |
| heritageFeature | preserved control tower ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricCounty | Lincolnshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Lincoln
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metheringham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
England
ⓘ
Lincolnshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorial | RAF Metheringham memorial ⓘ |
| notableRole | strategic bombing campaign over Germany ⓘ |
| opened | 1943 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | Bomber Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | bomber airfield ⓘ |
| region | East Lindsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| stationedUnit |
No. 106 Squadron RAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 59 Maintenance Unit RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
heavy bomber operations
ⓘ
night bombing operations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: RAF Metheringham Description of subject: RAF Metheringham was a World War II Royal Air Force bomber airfield in Lincolnshire, England, primarily used for operations by heavy bomber squadrons.
Referenced by (1)
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