No. 206 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps
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No. 206 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps was a British First World War aviation unit that later became part of the Royal Air Force, known for its reconnaissance and bombing roles on the Western Front.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| No. 206 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6487133 — 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. 206 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps Context triple: [No. 206 Squadron RAF, formedAs, No. 206 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps]
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No. 24 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps
No. 24 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps was a British First World War air combat unit that became one of the earliest and most notable fighter squadrons of the Royal Flying Corps.
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B.
No. 66 Squadron RFC
No. 66 Squadron RFC was a British Royal Flying Corps fighter squadron of World War I noted for its air combat operations on the Western and Italian fronts.
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No. 60 Squadron RFC
No. 60 Squadron RFC was a renowned British World War I fighter squadron of the Royal Flying Corps noted for its high-scoring aces and significant air combat role on the Western Front.
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D.
No. 28 Squadron RFC
No. 28 Squadron RFC was a British Royal Flying Corps fighter squadron of World War I known for its operations on the Western Front and in the Italian theatre.
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E.
No. 56 Squadron RFC
No. 56 Squadron RFC was a renowned British World War I fighter squadron of the Royal Flying Corps, noted for its high-scoring aces and significant role in air combat on the Western Front.
- 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. 206 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps Target entity description: No. 206 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps was a British First World War aviation unit that later became part of the Royal Air Force, known for its reconnaissance and bombing roles on the Western Front.
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A.
No. 24 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps
No. 24 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps was a British First World War air combat unit that became one of the earliest and most notable fighter squadrons of the Royal Flying Corps.
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B.
No. 66 Squadron RFC
No. 66 Squadron RFC was a British Royal Flying Corps fighter squadron of World War I noted for its air combat operations on the Western and Italian fronts.
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C.
No. 60 Squadron RFC
No. 60 Squadron RFC was a renowned British World War I fighter squadron of the Royal Flying Corps noted for its high-scoring aces and significant air combat role on the Western Front.
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D.
No. 28 Squadron RFC
No. 28 Squadron RFC was a British Royal Flying Corps fighter squadron of World War I known for its operations on the Western Front and in the Italian theatre.
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E.
No. 56 Squadron RFC
No. 56 Squadron RFC was a renowned British World War I fighter squadron of the Royal Flying Corps, noted for its high-scoring aces and significant role in air combat on the Western Front.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (11)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Flying Corps squadron
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military unit ⓘ |
| conflict |
First World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War I
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| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| laterPartOf | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Flying Corps ⓘ |
| role |
bombing
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reconnaissance ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| successorUnit | No. 206 Squadron RAF ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations | Western Front ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: No. 206 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps Description of subject: No. 206 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps was a British First World War aviation unit that later became part of the Royal Air Force, known for its reconnaissance and bombing roles on the Western Front.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.