No. 230 Squadron RAF
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No. 230 Squadron RAF is a Royal Air Force unit historically known for its maritime patrol and transport roles, particularly during World War II and the postwar era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| No. 230 Squadron RAF canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6797638 — 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: No. 230 Squadron RAF Context triple: [Short Sunderland, operator, No. 230 Squadron RAF]
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No. 23 Squadron RAF
No. 23 Squadron RAF is a Royal Air Force unit with a long history in air defence and fighter operations, having flown various frontline aircraft since World War I.
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B.
No. 203 Squadron RAF
No. 203 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force unit with distinguished service in both World Wars, particularly noted for its operations in maritime patrol and reconnaissance roles.
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C.
No. 30 Squadron RAF
No. 30 Squadron RAF is a Royal Air Force transport squadron with a long operational history dating back to World War I.
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D.
No. 201 Squadron RAF
No. 201 Squadron RAF is a Royal Air Force unit historically known for its maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare roles.
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E.
No. 210 Squadron RAF
No. 210 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force maritime patrol and flying boat squadron that served prominently in reconnaissance and anti-submarine roles, particularly during the Second World War.
- 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. 230 Squadron RAF Target entity description: No. 230 Squadron RAF is a Royal Air Force unit historically known for its maritime patrol and transport roles, particularly during World War II and the postwar era.
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A.
No. 23 Squadron RAF
No. 23 Squadron RAF is a Royal Air Force unit with a long history in air defence and fighter operations, having flown various frontline aircraft since World War I.
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B.
No. 203 Squadron RAF
No. 203 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force unit with distinguished service in both World Wars, particularly noted for its operations in maritime patrol and reconnaissance roles.
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C.
No. 30 Squadron RAF
No. 30 Squadron RAF is a Royal Air Force transport squadron with a long operational history dating back to World War I.
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D.
No. 201 Squadron RAF
No. 201 Squadron RAF is a Royal Air Force unit historically known for its maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare roles.
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E.
No. 210 Squadron RAF
No. 210 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force maritime patrol and flying boat squadron that served prominently in reconnaissance and anti-submarine roles, particularly during the Second World War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force squadron ⓘ |
| affiliation | RAF Support Helicopter Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
Puma HC1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puma HC2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Short Sarafand NERFINISHED ⓘ Short Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ Short Sunderland NERFINISHED ⓘ Westland Puma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchColor | light blue ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| equipment |
flying boats
ⓘ
helicopters ⓘ |
| garrison |
RAF Aldergrove
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RAF Benson NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Calshot NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Odiham NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Pembroke Dock NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Seletar NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Upavon NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Waterbeach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSpecialization |
maritime reconnaissance
ⓘ
over-water patrol ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| mission |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
convoy escort ⓘ logistic support ⓘ search and rescue support ⓘ troop transport ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Berlin Airlift support
ⓘ
operations in Malaya Emergency ⓘ operations in Northern Ireland Troubles ⓘ operations in the Gulf region ⓘ |
| role |
maritime patrol
ⓘ
transport ⓘ |
| service |
World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
postwar era ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | active (historically) ⓘ |
| theatre |
Far East theatre of World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportCapability |
cargo transport
ⓘ
personnel transport ⓘ |
| type | flying squadron ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: No. 230 Squadron RAF Description of subject: No. 230 Squadron RAF is a Royal Air Force unit historically known for its maritime patrol and transport roles, particularly during World War II and the postwar era.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.