Black Arrows
E117552
Black Arrows was the famous aerobatic display team of No. 111 Squadron RAF, renowned for its precision jet formation flying during the late 1950s and early 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Black Arrows canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T997433 — 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: Black Arrows Context triple: [No. 111 Squadron RAF, nickname, Black Arrows]
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A.
Sons of the Eagle
Sons of the Eagle is a wartime memoir by British politician Julian Amery recounting his experiences with resistance and special operations in the Balkans during World War II.
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B.
Books of Kings
The Books of Kings are historical and theological narratives in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that recount the reigns of Israel’s and Judah’s monarchs, the role of prophets, and the spiritual decline leading to exile.
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C.
Sword of State
The Sword of State is an ornate ceremonial sword symbolizing royal authority and the monarch’s power to govern, prominently carried during the State Opening of Parliament in the United Kingdom.
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D.
The Ebony Horse
The Ebony Horse is a fantastical tale from The Arabian Nights about a magical mechanical steed that can fly its rider to distant lands, blending romance, adventure, and wonder.
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E.
A Golden Chain
A Golden Chain is a seminal 16th-century Puritan theological work by William Perkins that systematically presents the doctrine of predestination and the order of salvation.
- 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: Black Arrows Target entity description: Black Arrows was the famous aerobatic display team of No. 111 Squadron RAF, renowned for its precision jet formation flying during the late 1950s and early 1960s.
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A.
Sons of the Eagle
Sons of the Eagle is a wartime memoir by British politician Julian Amery recounting his experiences with resistance and special operations in the Balkans during World War II.
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B.
Books of Kings
The Books of Kings are historical and theological narratives in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that recount the reigns of Israel’s and Judah’s monarchs, the role of prophets, and the spiritual decline leading to exile.
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C.
Sword of State
The Sword of State is an ornate ceremonial sword symbolizing royal authority and the monarch’s power to govern, prominently carried during the State Opening of Parliament in the United Kingdom.
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D.
The Ebony Horse
The Ebony Horse is a fantastical tale from The Arabian Nights about a magical mechanical steed that can fly its rider to distant lands, blending romance, adventure, and wonder.
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E.
A Golden Chain
A Golden Chain is a seminal 16th-century Puritan theological work by William Perkins that systematically presents the doctrine of predestination and the order of salvation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerobatic display team
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military aerobatic team ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
early 1960s
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late 1950s ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | single-seat Hawker Hunter variants ⓘ |
| aircraftType | jet fighter ⓘ |
| aircraftUsed | Hawker Hunter ⓘ |
| airForce | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| airShows |
United Kingdom airshows
ⓘ
international air displays ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| displayMedium | daylight visual displays ⓘ |
| displayRoleWithinUnit | official aerobatic element of No. 111 Squadron RAF ⓘ |
| displayType | jet aerobatics ⓘ |
| formationFlying |
close formation
ⓘ
looping formations ⓘ |
| garrison |
RAF North Weald
ⓘ
RAF Wattisham ⓘ |
| heritage | predecessor of later RAF display teams ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest jet aerobatic teams of the RAF ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| militaryStatus | regular front-line squadron display team ⓘ |
| nationalityOfTeam | British ⓘ |
| nicknameOfParentUnit | Treble One ⓘ |
| notableAircraft |
Hawker Hunter
ⓘ
surface form:
Hawker Hunter F.6
|
| notableFor |
large formation aerobatic displays
ⓘ
precision jet formation flying ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| operationalContext | Cold War era ⓘ |
| parentUnit |
No. 111 Squadron
ⓘ
surface form:
No. 111 Squadron RAF
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| partOf |
No. 111 Squadron
ⓘ
surface form:
No. 111 Squadron RAF
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| propulsionType | jet-powered aircraft ⓘ |
| publicPerception | famous RAF display team ⓘ |
| role |
aerobatic display
ⓘ
public relations ⓘ recruitment support ⓘ |
| safetyReputation | highly disciplined formation flying ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| serviceBranchType | air force ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | disbanded ⓘ |
| squadronCode |
No. 111 Squadron
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surface form:
111 Squadron
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| successorTeam |
RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows
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surface form:
Red Arrows
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| typeOfDisplay | formation aerobatics ⓘ |
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: Black Arrows Description of subject: Black Arrows was the famous aerobatic display team of No. 111 Squadron RAF, renowned for its precision jet formation flying during the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
No. 111 Squadron RAF
subject surface form:
No. 111 Squadron RAF