RAF St Mawgan
E371056
RAF St Mawgan is a Royal Air Force station in Cornwall, England, historically significant as a major maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare base.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAF St Mawgan canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3581503 — 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 St Mawgan Context triple: [Nimrod MR2, typicalBase, RAF St Mawgan]
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A.
RAF Mount Pleasant
RAF Mount Pleasant is a major Royal Air Force station in the Falkland Islands that serves as the territory’s primary military base and main air gateway to the outside world.
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B.
RAF Hethel
RAF Hethel is a former Royal Air Force station in Norfolk, England, best known for its use by the USAAF during World War II and later redevelopment as the site of the Lotus Cars factory and test track.
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C.
RAF Ensign
The RAF Ensign is the official flag of the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force, featuring a sky-blue field with the Union Flag in the canton and the RAF roundel.
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D.
RAF Drem
RAF Drem was a Royal Air Force airfield in East Lothian, Scotland, that served as an important fighter station during the Second World War.
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E.
RAF Leeming
RAF Leeming is a Royal Air Force station in North Yorkshire, England, that has served as an important base for various fast-jet, training, and support units.
- 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 St Mawgan Target entity description: RAF St Mawgan is a Royal Air Force station in Cornwall, England, historically significant as a major maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare base.
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A.
RAF Mount Pleasant
RAF Mount Pleasant is a major Royal Air Force station in the Falkland Islands that serves as the territory’s primary military base and main air gateway to the outside world.
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B.
RAF Hethel
RAF Hethel is a former Royal Air Force station in Norfolk, England, best known for its use by the USAAF during World War II and later redevelopment as the site of the Lotus Cars factory and test track.
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C.
RAF Ensign
The RAF Ensign is the official flag of the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force, featuring a sky-blue field with the Union Flag in the canton and the RAF roundel.
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D.
RAF Drem
RAF Drem was a Royal Air Force airfield in East Lothian, Scotland, that served as an important fighter station during the Second World War.
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E.
RAF Leeming
RAF Leeming is a Royal Air Force station in North Yorkshire, England, that has served as an important base for various fast-jet, training, and support units.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| basedAircraftType |
Avro Shackleton
ⓘ
Hawker Siddeley Nimrod ⓘ
surface form:
Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft
|
| basedUnit |
RAF Coastal Command
ⓘ
surface form:
RAF Coastal Command units
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| garrison | Royal Air Force personnel ⓘ |
| hasElevation | approximately 390 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
airfield operations
ⓘ
military training ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
important anti-submarine warfare station during the Cold War
ⓘ
major maritime patrol base for the North Atlantic ⓘ |
| hasIcaoCode | EGDG ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure | long-range runway suitable for large aircraft ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryService | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| hasRunway | Runway 12/30 ⓘ |
| hasRunwayLength | approximately 2744 metres ⓘ |
| hasRunwayOrientation | 120/300 degrees ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| hasStationCode | SM ⓘ |
| hasType | military airfield ⓘ |
| hasUse |
host for exercises and training courses
ⓘ
support to civil aviation at Newquay ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
anti-submarine warfare operations
ⓘ
maritime reconnaissance operations ⓘ search and rescue support ⓘ |
| isNamedAfter | nearby village of St Mawgan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cornwall
ⓘ
England ⓘ |
| locatedInParish |
St Mawgan
ⓘ
surface form:
St Mawgan-in-Pydar
|
| locatedNear | Newquay ⓘ |
| locatedOn | north coast of Cornwall ⓘ |
| nearbyCivilAirport | Newquay Airport ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
St Mawgan
ⓘ
surface form:
Mawgan-in-Pydar
St Columb Major ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
|
| partOf | UK air defence infrastructure ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare base
ⓘ
maritime patrol base ⓘ training station ⓘ |
| sharesAirfieldWith | Newquay Airport ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Armed Forces of NATO member states
ⓘ
surface form:
NATO forces
|
| usedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: RAF St Mawgan Description of subject: RAF St Mawgan is a Royal Air Force station in Cornwall, England, historically significant as a major maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare base.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.