No. 81 Wing RAAF
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No. 81 Wing RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force formation responsible for operating and supporting frontline fighter aircraft, including the F-35A Lightning II, as part of Australia’s air combat capability.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| No. 81 Wing RAAF canonical | 2 |
| No. 81 Wing Operational Support Unit | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1771531 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: No. 81 Wing RAAF Context triple: [RAAF Base Williamtown, garrison, No. 81 Wing RAAF]
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No. 82 Wing RAAF
No. 82 Wing RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force formation responsible for operating and supporting Australia’s strike and bomber aircraft capabilities.
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No. 86 Wing RAAF
No. 86 Wing RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force formation responsible for air mobility operations, including transport and air-to-air refuelling, primarily based at RAAF Base Amberley.
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C.
No. 1 Wing RAAF
No. 1 Wing RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force formation responsible for operating and supporting air combat and related capabilities from its base at RAAF Base Amberley.
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D.
No. 23 Squadron RAAF
No. 23 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force unit that provides airbase support and operational services, historically including both flying and ground-based roles.
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E.
No. 295 Squadron RAAF
No. 295 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force unit based at RAAF Base Amberley, primarily responsible for training and operational support functions.
- 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. 81 Wing RAAF Target entity description: No. 81 Wing RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force formation responsible for operating and supporting frontline fighter aircraft, including the F-35A Lightning II, as part of Australia’s air combat capability.
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A.
No. 82 Wing RAAF
No. 82 Wing RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force formation responsible for operating and supporting Australia’s strike and bomber aircraft capabilities.
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B.
No. 86 Wing RAAF
No. 86 Wing RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force formation responsible for air mobility operations, including transport and air-to-air refuelling, primarily based at RAAF Base Amberley.
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C.
No. 1 Wing RAAF
No. 1 Wing RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force formation responsible for operating and supporting air combat and related capabilities from its base at RAAF Base Amberley.
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D.
No. 23 Squadron RAAF
No. 23 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force unit that provides airbase support and operational services, historically including both flying and ground-based roles.
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E.
No. 295 Squadron RAAF
No. 295 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force unit based at RAAF Base Amberley, primarily responsible for training and operational support functions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Australian Air Force wing
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military formation ⓘ |
| aircraftTypeOperated |
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
ⓘ
surface form:
F-35A Lightning II
|
| allegiance | Australian Defence Force ⓘ |
| basedIn |
New South Wales
ⓘ
Northern Territory ⓘ |
| branch | Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ |
| capability |
fifth-generation fighter operations
ⓘ
networked air combat operations ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| equipment |
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
ⓘ
surface form:
F-35A Lightning II
|
| function |
maintain combat readiness of fighter squadrons
ⓘ
provide Australia’s frontline fighter capability ⓘ train RAAF fighter pilots ⓘ |
| garrison |
RAAF Base Tindal
ⓘ
RAAF Base Williamtown ⓘ |
| historicallyOperated |
CAC Sabre
ⓘ
Gloster Meteor ⓘ F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
surface form:
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet
F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
surface form:
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18B Hornet
|
| mission |
conduct defensive counter air operations
ⓘ
conduct offensive counter air operations ⓘ deliver air superiority for Australia ⓘ support joint and coalition operations ⓘ |
| notableAircraft |
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
ⓘ
surface form:
F-35A Lightning II
|
| operates | Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II ⓘ |
| operationalFocus | frontline fighter operations ⓘ |
| parentCommand | Air Command RAAF ⓘ |
| partOf |
Air Combat Group RAAF
ⓘ
surface form:
RAAF Air Combat Group
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
operating frontline fighter aircraft
ⓘ
supporting frontline fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| role |
air combat
ⓘ
aircraft maintenance and support ⓘ fighter operations ⓘ |
| service | Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ |
| subordinateUnit |
No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit RAAF
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No. 3 Squadron RAAF ⓘ No. 65 Squadron RAAF ⓘ No. 75 Squadron RAAF ⓘ No. 77 Squadron RAAF ⓘ No. 81 Wing RAAF self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
No. 81 Wing Operational Support Unit
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| supports | Australia’s air combat capability ⓘ |
| type | fighter wing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: No. 81 Wing RAAF Description of subject: No. 81 Wing RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force formation responsible for operating and supporting frontline fighter aircraft, including the F-35A Lightning II, as part of Australia’s air combat capability.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
No. 81 Wing Operational Support Unit