Royal International Air Tattoo
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The Royal International Air Tattoo is one of the world’s largest military airshows, held annually in the UK and featuring aircraft and display teams from air forces around the globe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Royal International Air Tattoo canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1468511 — 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: Royal International Air Tattoo Context triple: [RAF Fairford, usedFor, Royal International Air Tattoo]
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A.
RAF Waddington International Air Show
The RAF Waddington International Air Show was one of the United Kingdom’s largest military airshows, featuring extensive flying displays, static aircraft exhibits, and public engagement with the Royal Air Force and international air arms.
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B.
Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is an annual series of military band performances and ceremonial displays held on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle, renowned for its music, pageantry, and international participants.
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C.
RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows
The RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows is the Royal Air Force’s world-famous display squadron renowned for its precision flying and dramatic red, white, and blue aerobatic displays.
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D.
Canadian International Air Show
The Canadian International Air Show is an annual aviation spectacle in Toronto featuring military and civilian aircraft demonstrations over the waterfront, traditionally held during the closing weekend of the Canadian National Exhibition.
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E.
Trooping the Colour
Trooping the Colour is an annual British military parade and pageantry ceremony in London that marks the official birthday of the reigning monarch.
- 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: Royal International Air Tattoo Target entity description: The Royal International Air Tattoo is one of the world’s largest military airshows, held annually in the UK and featuring aircraft and display teams from air forces around the globe.
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A.
RAF Waddington International Air Show
The RAF Waddington International Air Show was one of the United Kingdom’s largest military airshows, featuring extensive flying displays, static aircraft exhibits, and public engagement with the Royal Air Force and international air arms.
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B.
Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is an annual series of military band performances and ceremonial displays held on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle, renowned for its music, pageantry, and international participants.
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C.
RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows
The RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows is the Royal Air Force’s world-famous display squadron renowned for its precision flying and dramatic red, white, and blue aerobatic displays.
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D.
Canadian International Air Show
The Canadian International Air Show is an annual aviation spectacle in Toronto featuring military and civilian aircraft demonstrations over the waterfront, traditionally held during the closing weekend of the Canadian National Exhibition.
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E.
Trooping the Colour
Trooping the Colour is an annual British military parade and pageantry ceremony in London that marks the official birthday of the reigning monarch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air show
ⓘ
annual event ⓘ military aviation event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | RIAT ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| benefits |
Royal Air Force Charitable Trust
ⓘ
surface form:
RAF Charitable Trust
|
| canceledInYear |
2008
ⓘ
2020 ⓘ 2021 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| county | Gloucestershire ⓘ |
| features |
flying displays
ⓘ
international military display teams ⓘ static aircraft displays ⓘ |
| formerOrganizer | Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund ⓘ |
| founder |
Paul Bowen
ⓘ
Tim Prince ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasHonoraryRole | Patron: Prince Michael of Kent ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
celebrations of air force milestones
ⓘ
commemorations of aviation anniversaries ⓘ |
| inception | 1971 ⓘ |
| includes |
aeronautical industry exhibitions
ⓘ
civilian aircraft displays ⓘ trade stands ⓘ |
| location | RAF Fairford ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
online streaming
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| movedToLocation |
RAF Fairford
ⓘ
Greenham Common ⓘ
surface form:
RAF Greenham Common
|
| notableFor |
large number of participating air arms
ⓘ
rare and historic aircraft appearances ⓘ special flypasts ⓘ |
| organizer | Royal Air Force Charitable Trust ⓘ |
| originalLocation |
RAF North Weald
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surface form:
North Weald Airfield
|
| primaryFocus | military aviation ⓘ |
| reasonForCancellation |
COVID-19 pandemic in 2020
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COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 ⓘ flooded airfield in 2008 ⓘ |
| safetyRegulatedBy | UK Civil Aviation Authority ⓘ |
| subjectOf | aviation documentaries ⓘ |
| supports | STEM outreach activities ⓘ |
| typicalAttendance | hundreds of aircraft ⓘ |
| typicalMonthHeld | July ⓘ |
| typicalSpectatorNumbers | over 100000 per year ⓘ |
| website | https://www.airtattoo.com ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Royal International Air Tattoo Description of subject: The Royal International Air Tattoo is one of the world’s largest military airshows, held annually in the UK and featuring aircraft and display teams from air forces around the globe.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.