Perrin Air Force Base

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military air base

Perrin Air Force Base was a former United States Air Force installation in Texas that served primarily as a pilot training base during the mid-20th century.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Perrin Air Force Base canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7106592 — 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: Perrin Air Force Base
Context triple: [North Texas Regional Airport, formerName, Perrin Air Force Base]

A. Luke Air Force Base
Luke Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force training installation primarily focused on preparing fighter pilots, particularly for the F-35 and F-16 aircraft.
B. Beale Air Force Base
Beale Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in California known for hosting high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations.
C. Williams Air Force Base
Williams Air Force Base was a former United States Air Force training installation in Arizona that played a major role in pilot instruction before its closure and conversion to a civilian airport.
D. Buckley Air Force Base
Buckley Air Force Base was a U.S. Air Force installation in Aurora, Colorado, that served primarily as a hub for missile warning, space surveillance, and intelligence operations before its redesignation as Buckley Space Force Base.
E. Otis Air Force Base
Otis Air Force Base is a former U.S. military installation on Cape Cod in Massachusetts that served as a key Air Force and Air National Guard facility during much of the 20th century.
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: Perrin Air Force Base
Target entity description: Perrin Air Force Base was a former United States Air Force installation in Texas that served primarily as a pilot training base during the mid-20th century.

A. Luke Air Force Base
Luke Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force training installation primarily focused on preparing fighter pilots, particularly for the F-35 and F-16 aircraft.
B. Beale Air Force Base
Beale Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in California known for hosting high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations.
C. Williams Air Force Base
Williams Air Force Base was a former United States Air Force training installation in Arizona that played a major role in pilot instruction before its closure and conversion to a civilian airport.
D. Buckley Air Force Base
Buckley Air Force Base was a U.S. Air Force installation in Aurora, Colorado, that served primarily as a hub for missile warning, space surveillance, and intelligence operations before its redesignation as Buckley Space Force Base.
E. Otis Air Force Base
Otis Air Force Base is a former U.S. military installation on Cape Cod in Massachusetts that served as a key Air Force and Air National Guard facility during much of the 20th century.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military air base ⓘ
branch	United States Air Force ⓘ United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
closed	1971 ⓘ
controlledBy	Air Defense Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Air Training Command NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
environment	continental climate ⓘ
garrison	United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFacility	control tower ⓘ hangars ⓘ runways ⓘ training facilities ⓘ
hasHeritage	Cold War military heritage ⓘ
locatedIn	Grayson County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas ⓘ
locatedNear	Denison, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherman, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	Elmer D. Perrin NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableRole	training jet pilots for the U.S. Air Force ⓘ
opened	1941 ⓘ
operator	United States Air Force ⓘ
partOf	Air Training Command NERFINISHED ⓘ
postClosureUse	North Texas Regional Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ civil aviation ⓘ industrial park ⓘ
previousName	Perrin Field NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryFunction	pilot training ⓘ
region	North Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ
runwaySurface	concrete ⓘ
status	closed ⓘ former military installation ⓘ
timePeriod	mid-20th century ⓘ
usedAircraft	F-102 Delta Dagger NERFINISHED ⓘ F-86 Sabre NERFINISHED ⓘ T-33 Shooting Star NERFINISHED ⓘ T-37 Tweet NERFINISHED ⓘ T-38 Talon NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedDuring	Cold War ⓘ
usedFor	advanced pilot training ⓘ basic pilot training ⓘ fighter-interceptor training ⓘ instrument training ⓘ jet pilot training ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

PNX → formerName → Perrin Air Force Base ⓘ

subject surface form: North Texas Regional Airport

KGYI → formerlyKnownAs → Perrin Air Force Base ⓘ