RAF Lincolnshire airfields
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RAF Lincolnshire airfields are a network of Royal Air Force stations in the English county of Lincolnshire, historically significant as major bases for bomber and training operations, especially during the World Wars and the Cold War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| RAF Lincolnshire airfields canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10235309 — 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 Lincolnshire airfields Context triple: [No. 44 Squadron RAF, basedAt, RAF Lincolnshire airfields]
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A.
RAF Wattisham
RAF Wattisham was a major Royal Air Force station in Suffolk, England, historically significant as a front-line fighter base during and after the Second World War.
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B.
RAF Bradwell Bay
RAF Bradwell Bay was a Royal Air Force station in Essex, England, that served as a World War II fighter and night-fighter base involved in air defense and offensive operations over occupied Europe.
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C.
RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey
RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey was a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, that served as a key fighter base during the Second World War.
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D.
RAF Hurn
RAF Hurn was a World War II-era Royal Air Force airfield in Hampshire, England, that later became Bournemouth Airport.
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E.
RAF Scampton
RAF Scampton was a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, historically significant as a bomber base during World War II and later as the long-time home of the Red Arrows aerobatic display 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: RAF Lincolnshire airfields Target entity description: RAF Lincolnshire airfields are a network of Royal Air Force stations in the English county of Lincolnshire, historically significant as major bases for bomber and training operations, especially during the World Wars and the Cold War.
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A.
RAF Wattisham
RAF Wattisham was a major Royal Air Force station in Suffolk, England, historically significant as a front-line fighter base during and after the Second World War.
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B.
RAF Bradwell Bay
RAF Bradwell Bay was a Royal Air Force station in Essex, England, that served as a World War II fighter and night-fighter base involved in air defense and offensive operations over occupied Europe.
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C.
RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey
RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey was a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, that served as a key fighter base during the Second World War.
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D.
RAF Hurn
RAF Hurn was a World War II-era Royal Air Force airfield in Hampshire, England, that later became Bournemouth Airport.
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E.
RAF Scampton
RAF Scampton was a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, historically significant as a bomber base during World War II and later as the long-time home of the Red Arrows aerobatic display team.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force infrastructure
ⓘ
network of military airfields ⓘ |
| contains |
RAF Bardney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RAF Binbrook NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Bottesford NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Coleby Grange NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Coningsby NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Cranwell NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Digby NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Donna Nook NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Dunholme Lodge NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF East Kirkby NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Elsham Wolds NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Faldingworth NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Fiskerton NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Folkingham NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Grimsby NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Hemswell NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Kelstern NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Kirmington NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Ludford Magna NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Manby NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Metheringham NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF North Coates NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF North Killingholme NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Saltby NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Scampton NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Spilsby NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Stenigot NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Strubby NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Swinderby NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Syerston NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Waddington NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Waltham NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Wellingore NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Woodhall Spa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasRole |
bomber operations
ⓘ
training operations ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | major bases for RAF Bomber Command ⓘ |
| knownAs | Bomber County airfields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Lincolnshire ⓘ |
| notableFor |
V-bomber operations during the Cold War
ⓘ
heavy bomber squadrons during the Second World War ⓘ pilot and aircrew training ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | RAF airfield network in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| regionNicknamed | Bomber County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First World War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: RAF Lincolnshire airfields Description of subject: RAF Lincolnshire airfields are a network of Royal Air Force stations in the English county of Lincolnshire, historically significant as major bases for bomber and training operations, especially during the World Wars and the Cold War.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.