RAE Aberporth
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RAE Aberporth was a Royal Aircraft Establishment outstation in Wales primarily used for missile and weapons testing and associated flight trials.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAE Aberporth canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11208937 — 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: RAE Aberporth Context triple: [Royal Aircraft Establishment, hadBranch, RAE Aberporth]
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A.
Rhossili Down
Rhossili Down is a prominent hill and ridge on the Gower Peninsula in Wales, known for its sweeping coastal views, archaeological sites, and popular walking trails overlooking Rhossili Bay.
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B.
Beddau
Beddau is a former coal-mining village in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales, known for its residential character and proximity to Pontypridd.
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C.
Haverigg
Haverigg is a coastal village in Cumbria, England, known for its sandy beach, dunes, and proximity to the Lake District.
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D.
Penrhyn Slate Quarry
Penrhyn Slate Quarry is a historic and once world-leading slate mine in Bethesda, North Wales, central to the region’s industrial heritage and landscape.
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E.
Plas Newydd
Plas Newydd is a historic country house and gardens on the island of Anglesey in Wales, renowned for its picturesque setting on the Menai Strait and its association with the Marquesses of Anglesey.
- 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: RAE Aberporth Target entity description: RAE Aberporth was a Royal Aircraft Establishment outstation in Wales primarily used for missile and weapons testing and associated flight trials.
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A.
Rhossili Down
Rhossili Down is a prominent hill and ridge on the Gower Peninsula in Wales, known for its sweeping coastal views, archaeological sites, and popular walking trails overlooking Rhossili Bay.
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B.
Beddau
Beddau is a former coal-mining village in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales, known for its residential character and proximity to Pontypridd.
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C.
Haverigg
Haverigg is a coastal village in Cumbria, England, known for its sandy beach, dunes, and proximity to the Lake District.
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D.
Penrhyn Slate Quarry
Penrhyn Slate Quarry is a historic and once world-leading slate mine in Bethesda, North Wales, central to the region’s industrial heritage and landscape.
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E.
Plas Newydd
Plas Newydd is a historic country house and gardens on the island of Anglesey in Wales, renowned for its picturesque setting on the Menai Strait and its association with the Marquesses of Anglesey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Aircraft Establishment outstation
ⓘ
missile test range ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | RAE Aberporth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
control rooms
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missile firing range ⓘ radar tracking systems ⓘ telemetry systems ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAirfield | Aberporth airfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aberporth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeArea | Ceredigion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Cardigan Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Aberporth village
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cardigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
NERFINISHED
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Ministry of Supply NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Aircraft Establishment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | UK government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British guided weapons programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | former military test range ⓘ |
| successorFacility | QinetiQ Aberporth range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testArea | Cardigan Bay danger area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testEnvironment |
air range
ⓘ
land-based instrumentation site ⓘ sea range ⓘ |
| testSubject |
air-to-air missiles
ⓘ
anti-ship missiles ⓘ guided bombs ⓘ surface-to-air missiles ⓘ target drones ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ defence contractors ⓘ |
| usedFor |
associated flight trials
ⓘ
evaluation of missile guidance systems ⓘ evaluation of radar tracking performance ⓘ flight test support for UK weapons development ⓘ guided weapons trials ⓘ missile testing ⓘ radar trials ⓘ range instrumentation trials ⓘ safety trials of new weapons systems ⓘ weapons testing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: RAE Aberporth Description of subject: RAE Aberporth was a Royal Aircraft Establishment outstation in Wales primarily used for missile and weapons testing and associated flight trials.
Referenced by (1)
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