RAF Waterbeach
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RAF Waterbeach was a Royal Air Force station in Cambridgeshire, England, that served as a bomber and later fighter base during and after the Second World War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| RAF Waterbeach canonical | 3 |
| No. 33 Base, RAF Waterbeach | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19169631 — 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 Waterbeach Context triple: [No. 25 Squadron RAF, garrison, RAF Waterbeach]
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RAF Woodbridge
RAF Woodbridge was a former Royal Air Force station in Suffolk, England, best known for its role as a Cold War airbase and its association with the Rendlesham Forest UFO incident.
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RAF Woodhall Spa
RAF Woodhall Spa was a former Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, notably used by bomber squadrons during World War II.
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C.
RAF Bassingbourn
RAF Bassingbourn is a former Royal Air Force station in Cambridgeshire, England, historically significant as a major bomber base during the Second World War and later used by both RAF and USAAF units.
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D.
RAF Westhampnett
RAF Westhampnett was a Royal Air Force satellite airfield in West Sussex that played a significant role as a fighter base during the Battle of Britain in World War II.
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E.
RAF Hawkinge
RAF Hawkinge was a key Royal Air Force fighter station in Kent that played a significant frontline role during the Battle of Britain in 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 Waterbeach Target entity description: RAF Waterbeach was a Royal Air Force station in Cambridgeshire, England, that served as a bomber and later fighter base during and after the Second World War.
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A.
RAF Woodbridge
RAF Woodbridge was a former Royal Air Force station in Suffolk, England, best known for its role as a Cold War airbase and its association with the Rendlesham Forest UFO incident.
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B.
RAF Woodhall Spa
RAF Woodhall Spa was a former Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, notably used by bomber squadrons during World War II.
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C.
RAF Bassingbourn
RAF Bassingbourn is a former Royal Air Force station in Cambridgeshire, England, historically significant as a major bomber base during the Second World War and later used by both RAF and USAAF units.
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D.
RAF Westhampnett
RAF Westhampnett was a Royal Air Force satellite airfield in West Sussex that played a significant role as a fighter base during the Battle of Britain in World War II.
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E.
RAF Hawkinge
RAF Hawkinge was a key Royal Air Force fighter station in Kent that played a significant frontline role during the Battle of Britain in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.