No. 611 Squadron RAF
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No. 611 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force fighter squadron that served with distinction during the Second World War, notably flying Supermarine Spitfires in the air defense of the United Kingdom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| No. 611 Squadron RAF canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9896332 — 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: No. 611 Squadron RAF Context triple: [RAF Speke, stationedUnit, No. 611 Squadron RAF]
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No. 610 Squadron RAF
No. 610 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force fighter squadron that gained distinction during the Second World War, particularly in the Battle of Britain.
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No. 612 Squadron RAF
No. 612 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force auxiliary squadron best known for its roles in coastal reconnaissance and anti-submarine operations before and during the Second World War.
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No. 616 Squadron RAF
No. 616 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force fighter unit that notably flew Supermarine Spitfires during the Second World War and later became one of the first squadrons to operate jet aircraft.
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D.
No. 61 Squadron RAF
No. 61 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force bomber squadron that served prominently during the Second World War, flying heavy bombers in strategic bombing operations over Europe.
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E.
No. 617 Squadron RAF
No. 617 Squadron RAF is a famous Royal Air Force unit best known for its World War II "Dambusters" raid using specially designed bouncing bombs against German dams in 1943.
- 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: No. 611 Squadron RAF Target entity description: No. 611 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force fighter squadron that served with distinction during the Second World War, notably flying Supermarine Spitfires in the air defense of the United Kingdom.
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A.
No. 610 Squadron RAF
No. 610 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force fighter squadron that gained distinction during the Second World War, particularly in the Battle of Britain.
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B.
No. 612 Squadron RAF
No. 612 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force auxiliary squadron best known for its roles in coastal reconnaissance and anti-submarine operations before and during the Second World War.
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C.
No. 616 Squadron RAF
No. 616 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force fighter unit that notably flew Supermarine Spitfires during the Second World War and later became one of the first squadrons to operate jet aircraft.
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D.
No. 61 Squadron RAF
No. 61 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force bomber squadron that served prominently during the Second World War, flying heavy bombers in strategic bombing operations over Europe.
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E.
No. 617 Squadron RAF
No. 617 Squadron RAF is a famous Royal Air Force unit best known for its World War II "Dambusters" raid using specially designed bouncing bombs against German dams in 1943.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force squadron
ⓘ
fighter squadron ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
Boulton Paul Defiant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hawker Hurricane NERFINISHED ⓘ North American Mustang NERFINISHED ⓘ Spitfire Mk I NERFINISHED ⓘ Spitfire Mk II NERFINISHED ⓘ Spitfire Mk IX NERFINISHED ⓘ Spitfire Mk V NERFINISHED ⓘ Spitfire Mk XVI NERFINISHED ⓘ Supermarine Spitfire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| badgeHeraldry | A cross potent quadrate surmounted by a lion rampant guardant ⓘ |
| basedIn | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| componentOf | RAF Fighter Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| disbandmentDate | 1957-03-10 ⓘ |
| engagement | defence of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| formationDate | 1936-03-10 ⓘ |
| garrison |
RAF Biggin Hill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RAF Digby NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Hornchurch NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Ludford Magna NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Redhill NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Speke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| missionType |
air defence
ⓘ
fighter escort ⓘ offensive sweeps ⓘ |
| motto | No difficulties too great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | West Lancashire Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
air defence of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
flying Supermarine Spitfires in World War II ⓘ operations over occupied Europe ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Auxiliary Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | West Lancashire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | fighter ⓘ |
| service | Royal Auxiliary Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| squadronCode |
DW
ⓘ
FY ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | auxiliary squadron ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: No. 611 Squadron RAF Description of subject: No. 611 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force fighter squadron that served with distinction during the Second World War, notably flying Supermarine Spitfires in the air defense of the United Kingdom.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.