Munda airfield on New Georgia
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Munda airfield on New Georgia was a strategically vital Japanese airbase in the Solomon Islands that became a key objective of Allied forces during World War II’s New Georgia campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Munda airfield on New Georgia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3399356 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Munda airfield on New Georgia Context triple: [Operation Toenails, notableObjective, Munda airfield on New Georgia]
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A.
Battle of Marianna site
The Battle of Marianna site is a historic Civil War battlefield in Jackson County, Florida, where Union and Confederate forces clashed in a notable 1864 engagement.
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B.
Henderson Field (World War II airfield)
Henderson Field was a strategically crucial World War II airfield on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, fiercely contested during the Guadalcanal Campaign and later becoming the site of today’s Honiara International Airport.
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C.
Edward Bodden Airfield
Edward Bodden Airfield is a small public airport serving the island of Little Cayman in the Cayman Islands, primarily handling regional and domestic flights.
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D.
Momote Airfield
Momote Airfield is a World War II airstrip on Los Negros Island in the Admiralty Islands, captured and used by Allied forces as a strategic base in the Pacific campaign.
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E.
Rivolto Air Base
Rivolto Air Base is an Italian Air Force installation in northeastern Italy best known as the home of the Frecce Tricolori national aerobatic team.
- 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: Munda airfield on New Georgia Target entity description: Munda airfield on New Georgia was a strategically vital Japanese airbase in the Solomon Islands that became a key objective of Allied forces during World War II’s New Georgia campaign.
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A.
Battle of Marianna site
The Battle of Marianna site is a historic Civil War battlefield in Jackson County, Florida, where Union and Confederate forces clashed in a notable 1864 engagement.
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B.
Henderson Field (World War II airfield)
Henderson Field was a strategically crucial World War II airfield on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, fiercely contested during the Guadalcanal Campaign and later becoming the site of today’s Honiara International Airport.
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C.
Edward Bodden Airfield
Edward Bodden Airfield is a small public airport serving the island of Little Cayman in the Cayman Islands, primarily handling regional and domestic flights.
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D.
Momote Airfield
Momote Airfield is a World War II airstrip on Los Negros Island in the Admiralty Islands, captured and used by Allied forces as a strategic base in the Pacific campaign.
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E.
Rivolto Air Base
Rivolto Air Base is an Italian Air Force installation in northeastern Italy best known as the home of the Frecce Tricolori national aerobatic team.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II site
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military airfield ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Munda airfield
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surface form:
Munda Point airfield
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| associatedWith |
Solomon Islands campaign
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United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
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surface form:
Imperial Japanese forces
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| captureDate | August 1943 ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
Allied forces
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1942 ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Allied forces
ⓘ
Imperial Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
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| country | Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| currentUse | Munda Airport ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | airstrip on Munda Point ⓘ |
| hasNearbyBodyOfWater |
Kula Gulf
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New Georgia Sound (The Slot) ⓘ |
| IATACode | MUA ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
New Georgia Campaign
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surface form:
New Georgia campaign
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| locatedIn |
New Georgia
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Solomon Islands ⓘ Western Province of Solomon Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Western Province, Solomon Islands
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| nearSettlement | Munda ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a major objective of the New Georgia campaign
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heavy jungle camouflage used by Japanese forces ⓘ |
| objectiveOf |
Northern Solomons campaign
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surface form:
Allied New Georgia campaign
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| partOf | Japanese defensive perimeter in the central Solomons ⓘ |
| postCaptureUse | Allied airbase for operations further up the Solomon Islands chain ⓘ |
| region | New Georgia Sound ⓘ |
| runwayOrientation | 10/28 ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | coral ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
forward airbase for Japanese operations in the central Solomons
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threatened Allied positions on Guadalcanal and in the southern Solomons ⓘ |
| supportedOperations |
Japanese air operations against Allied shipping
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Japanese air operations against Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| targetOf |
Allied air attacks
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Allied ground assault ⓘ Allied naval bombardments ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific War ⓘ |
| usedAs |
bomber base
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fighter base ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service
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Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service ⓘ Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
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Subject: Munda airfield on New Georgia Description of subject: Munda airfield on New Georgia was a strategically vital Japanese airbase in the Solomon Islands that became a key objective of Allied forces during World War II’s New Georgia campaign.
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