RAF Binbrook
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RAF Binbrook was a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, best known as a World War II and Cold War bomber base.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAF Binbrook canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7372421 — 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: RAF Binbrook Context triple: [No. 100 Squadron RAF, garrison, RAF Binbrook]
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A.
RAF Leconfield
RAF Leconfield is a former Royal Air Force station in East Yorkshire, England, historically used as a fighter airfield during the Second World War and later as a training and support base.
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RAF Benson
RAF Benson is a Royal Air Force station in Oxfordshire, England, primarily known as a support helicopter base and home to several key RAF and joint helicopter units.
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C.
RAF Bentley Priory
RAF Bentley Priory was a historic Royal Air Force station in north London that served as the command and control center for Britain's air defense, most notably during the Battle of Britain in World War II.
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D.
RAF Ensign
The RAF Ensign is the official flag of the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force, featuring a sky-blue field with the Union Flag in the canton and the RAF roundel.
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RAF Bicester
RAF Bicester is a former Royal Air Force station in Oxfordshire, England, notable as one of the best-preserved examples of an interwar bomber base and now partly used for heritage, commercial, and recreational purposes.
- 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: RAF Binbrook Target entity description: RAF Binbrook was a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, best known as a World War II and Cold War bomber base.
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A.
RAF Leconfield
RAF Leconfield is a former Royal Air Force station in East Yorkshire, England, historically used as a fighter airfield during the Second World War and later as a training and support base.
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B.
RAF Benson
RAF Benson is a Royal Air Force station in Oxfordshire, England, primarily known as a support helicopter base and home to several key RAF and joint helicopter units.
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C.
RAF Bentley Priory
RAF Bentley Priory was a historic Royal Air Force station in north London that served as the command and control center for Britain's air defense, most notably during the Battle of Britain in World War II.
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D.
RAF Ensign
The RAF Ensign is the official flag of the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force, featuring a sky-blue field with the Union Flag in the canton and the RAF roundel.
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E.
RAF Bicester
RAF Bicester is a former Royal Air Force station in Oxfordshire, England, notable as one of the best-preserved examples of an interwar bomber base and now partly used for heritage, commercial, and recreational purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| closureDate | 1988 ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
No. 1 Group RAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 12 Group RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
largely decommissioned
ⓘ
partly redeveloped as Brookenby village ⓘ |
| elevation | about 135 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| garrison |
No. 101 Squadron RAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 11 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 12 Aircrew Holding Unit RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 12 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 142 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 1481 (Bomber) Gunnery Flight RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 460 Squadron RAAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 460 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 5 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 617 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 64 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 85 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 93 Maintenance Unit RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Binbrook Aerodrome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | memorials to 460 Squadron RAAF ⓘ |
| hasRunway |
main runway 03/21
ⓘ
runway 08/26 ⓘ runway 14/32 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Lincolnshire ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Binbrook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | nearby village of Binbrook ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Grimsby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | final RAF Lightning operations in late 1980s ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the last RAF Lightning fighter bases
ⓘ
hosting RAAF No. 460 Squadron during World War II ⓘ |
| opened | 1940 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| operationalRole | bomber base ⓘ |
| partOf | Bomber Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postWarUse | Cold War air defence base ⓘ |
| primaryAircraftType |
Avro Lancaster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Avro Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ English Electric Canberra NERFINISHED ⓘ English Electric Lightning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | East Lindsey district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| stationCode | BK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: RAF Binbrook Description of subject: RAF Binbrook was a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, best known as a World War II and Cold War bomber base.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.