RAF Gibraltar
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RAF Gibraltar is a Royal Air Force station located on the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, serving as a strategic military airbase controlling access to the western Mediterranean and the entrance to the Atlantic Ocean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| RAF Gibraltar canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17817412 — 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 Gibraltar Context triple: [No. 500 Squadron RAF, garrison, RAF Gibraltar]
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A.
RAF Luqa
RAF Luqa was a Royal Air Force station in Malta that served as a key strategic airbase, particularly during World War II and the Cold War.
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B.
RAF Sullom Voe
RAF Sullom Voe was a Royal Air Force flying boat station in Shetland, Scotland, that served as a key maritime patrol and anti-submarine base during the Second World War.
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C.
RAF Horne
RAF Horne was a Royal Air Force station in Surrey, England, used during World War II as a fighter airfield by units including Polish squadrons.
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D.
RAF Portreath
RAF Portreath is a Royal Air Force station in Cornwall, England, historically used for coastal defense, radar, and later electronic warfare and training roles.
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E.
RAF Tangmere
RAF Tangmere was a major Royal Air Force station in West Sussex, England, that played a key role in fighter operations, particularly during the Battle of Britain and World War II.
- 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 Gibraltar Target entity description: RAF Gibraltar is a Royal Air Force station located on the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, serving as a strategic military airbase controlling access to the western Mediterranean and the entrance to the Atlantic Ocean.
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A.
RAF Luqa
RAF Luqa was a Royal Air Force station in Malta that served as a key strategic airbase, particularly during World War II and the Cold War.
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B.
RAF Sullom Voe
RAF Sullom Voe was a Royal Air Force flying boat station in Shetland, Scotland, that served as a key maritime patrol and anti-submarine base during the Second World War.
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C.
RAF Horne
RAF Horne was a Royal Air Force station in Surrey, England, used during World War II as a fighter airfield by units including Polish squadrons.
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D.
RAF Portreath
RAF Portreath is a Royal Air Force station in Cornwall, England, historically used for coastal defense, radar, and later electronic warfare and training roles.
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E.
RAF Tangmere
RAF Tangmere was a major Royal Air Force station in West Sussex, England, that played a key role in fighter operations, particularly during the Battle of Britain and World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.