RAAF Base Wagga
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RAAF Base Wagga is a major Royal Australian Air Force training and logistics base located near the city of Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, Australia.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAAF Base Wagga canonical | 3 |
| RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre | 2 |
| RAAF Base Forest Hill | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T961829 — 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: RAAF Base Wagga Context triple: [Wagga Wagga, militaryBase, RAAF Base Wagga]
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A.
RAAF Base Williamtown
RAAF Base Williamtown is a major Royal Australian Air Force installation in New South Wales that serves as the country’s primary fighter base and home to its frontline combat aircraft.
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B.
RAAF Base Amberley
RAAF Base Amberley is the Royal Australian Air Force’s largest operational air base, serving as a major hub for air combat, airlift, and support operations in Queensland, Australia.
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C.
RAAF Base Edinburgh
RAAF Base Edinburgh is a major Royal Australian Air Force installation in South Australia, best known as a hub for maritime patrol, surveillance, and intelligence operations.
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D.
Rockhampton Airport
Rockhampton Airport is a regional Australian airport in Queensland that serves the city of Rockhampton with domestic flights and military operations.
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E.
Mount Isa Airport
Mount Isa Airport is a regional Australian airport in Queensland that serves the mining city of Mount Isa with domestic passenger and freight flights.
- 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: RAAF Base Wagga Target entity description: RAAF Base Wagga is a major Royal Australian Air Force training and logistics base located near the city of Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, Australia.
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A.
RAAF Base Williamtown
RAAF Base Williamtown is a major Royal Australian Air Force installation in New South Wales that serves as the country’s primary fighter base and home to its frontline combat aircraft.
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B.
RAAF Base Amberley
RAAF Base Amberley is the Royal Australian Air Force’s largest operational air base, serving as a major hub for air combat, airlift, and support operations in Queensland, Australia.
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C.
RAAF Base Edinburgh
RAAF Base Edinburgh is a major Royal Australian Air Force installation in South Australia, best known as a hub for maritime patrol, surveillance, and intelligence operations.
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D.
Rockhampton Airport
Rockhampton Airport is a regional Australian airport in Queensland that serves the city of Rockhampton with domestic flights and military operations.
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E.
Mount Isa Airport
Mount Isa Airport is a regional Australian airport in Queensland that serves the mining city of Mount Isa with domestic passenger and freight flights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Australian Air Force base
ⓘ
military air base ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
RAAF Base Wagga
ⓘ
surface form:
RAAF Base Forest Hill
|
| branch | Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| distanceFromCityCentre | approximately 10 km east of Wagga Wagga ⓘ |
| elevation | 724 feet ⓘ |
| garrison | Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | RAAF Base Wagga self-link ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Military installations in New South Wales
ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force bases ⓘ Wagga Wagga ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
aircraft technical training
ⓘ
logistics management training ⓘ personnel capability training ⓘ |
| hasHeritageArea |
RAAF Base Wagga
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre
|
| hasInfrastructure |
accommodation facilities
ⓘ
airfield ⓘ logistics facilities ⓘ training schools ⓘ |
| hasMuseum |
RAAF Base Wagga
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre
|
| hasUnit |
No. 1 Expeditionary Health Squadron
ⓘ
surface form:
No. 1 Expeditionary Health Squadron Detachment
No. 1 Recruit Training Unit RAAF ⓘ No. 1 Security Forces Squadron ⓘ
surface form:
No. 1 Security Forces Squadron Detachment
No. 3 Aeronautical Engineering Squadron Detachment ⓘ No. 31 Squadron RAAF ⓘ RAAF School of Administration and Logistics Training ⓘ Royal Australian Air Force Ground Training Wing ⓘ
surface form:
RAAF School of Technical Training
|
| ICAOCode | YSWG ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Forest Hill, New South Wales
ⓘ
Riverina region ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Wagga Wagga
ⓘ
surface form:
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
|
| opened | 1940 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Australian Air Force Ground Training Wing ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
logistics support
ⓘ
training ⓘ |
| runwayCount | 2 ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| state | New South Wales ⓘ |
| timezone | AEST ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| usedFor |
administration training
ⓘ
initial recruit training ⓘ logistics training ⓘ technical training ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: RAAF Base Wagga Description of subject: RAAF Base Wagga is a major Royal Australian Air Force training and logistics base located near the city of Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, Australia.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre
this entity surface form:
RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre
this entity surface form:
RAAF Base Forest Hill