RAAF Base East Sale
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RAAF Base East Sale is a major Royal Australian Air Force training and support base in Victoria, Australia, known for its role in aircrew training, surveillance, and search-and-rescue operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAAF Base East Sale canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8465629 — 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: RAAF Base East Sale Context triple: [No. 41 Wing RAAF elements, garrison, RAAF Base East Sale]
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A.
RAAF Base Fairbairn
RAAF Base Fairbairn is a former Royal Australian Air Force base in Canberra that now functions primarily as a mixed-use precinct with government, aviation, and commercial facilities.
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B.
RAAF Base Wagga
RAAF Base Wagga is a major Royal Australian Air Force training and logistics base located near the city of Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, Australia.
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C.
RAAF Base Williamtown
RAAF Base Williamtown is a major Royal Australian Air Force installation in New South Wales that serves as the country’s primary fighter base and home to its frontline combat aircraft.
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D.
RAAF Base Tindal
RAAF Base Tindal is a major Royal Australian Air Force base in Australia’s Northern Territory that serves as a key operational hub for air combat and regional defence.
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E.
RAAF Base Edinburgh
RAAF Base Edinburgh is a major Royal Australian Air Force installation in South Australia, best known as a hub for maritime patrol, surveillance, and intelligence operations.
- 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: RAAF Base East Sale Target entity description: RAAF Base East Sale is a major Royal Australian Air Force training and support base in Victoria, Australia, known for its role in aircrew training, surveillance, and search-and-rescue operations.
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A.
RAAF Base Fairbairn
RAAF Base Fairbairn is a former Royal Australian Air Force base in Canberra that now functions primarily as a mixed-use precinct with government, aviation, and commercial facilities.
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B.
RAAF Base Wagga
RAAF Base Wagga is a major Royal Australian Air Force training and logistics base located near the city of Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, Australia.
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C.
RAAF Base Williamtown
RAAF Base Williamtown is a major Royal Australian Air Force installation in New South Wales that serves as the country’s primary fighter base and home to its frontline combat aircraft.
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D.
RAAF Base Tindal
RAAF Base Tindal is a major Royal Australian Air Force base in Australia’s Northern Territory that serves as a key operational hub for air combat and regional defence.
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E.
RAAF Base Edinburgh
RAAF Base Edinburgh is a major Royal Australian Air Force installation in South Australia, best known as a hub for maritime patrol, surveillance, and intelligence operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Australian Air Force base ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
Beechcraft King Air
ⓘ
CAC Winjeel (historical) ⓘ De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (historical) ⓘ
linked to:
DHC-4 Caribou
HS748 (historical) ⓘ
linked to:
HS748
Pilatus PC-21 ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| era |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| garrison | Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ |
| hasRunway |
Runway 04/22
ⓘ
Runway 09/27 ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| hostsUnit |
Air Mission Training School RAAF
ⓘ
Central Flying School RAAF ⓘ
linked to:
Central Flying School at Point Cook
No. 1 Expeditionary Health Squadron (Detachment) ⓘ
linked to:
No. 1 Expeditionary Health Squadron
No. 1 Flying Training School RAAF ⓘ No. 1 Security Forces Squadron (Detachment) ⓘ
linked to:
No. 1 Security Forces Squadron
No. 30 Squadron RAAF ⓘ No. 32 Squadron RAAF ⓘ No. 453 Squadron RAAF (East Sale Flight) ⓘ
linked to:
No. 453 Squadron RAAF
School of Air Traffic Control RAAF ⓘ |
| IATAcode | SXE ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | YMES ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Gippsland ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Sale, Victoria
ⓘ
linked to:
Sale (Victoria)
|
| location |
East Sale, Victoria
ⓘ
linked to:
Sale (Victoria)
|
| notableFor |
aircrew training
ⓘ
surveillance and search-and-rescue operations ⓘ |
| opened | 1943 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Australian Air Force Air Training Wing ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
air traffic control training
ⓘ
aircrew training ⓘ |
| regionServed | southeastern Australia ⓘ |
| role |
flight instructor training
ⓘ
maritime patrol support ⓘ navigation training ⓘ search and rescue support ⓘ surveillance operations ⓘ |
| runBy | No. 295 Squadron RAAF ⓘ |
| state | Victoria ⓘ |
| supportsAgency |
Australian Defence Force
ⓘ
Australian Maritime Safety Authority ⓘ |
| supportsMissionType |
aeromedical evacuation training
ⓘ
maritime search and rescue ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
Second World War ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
post–Cold War era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: RAAF Base East Sale Description of subject: RAAF Base East Sale is a major Royal Australian Air Force training and support base in Victoria, Australia, known for its role in aircrew training, surveillance, and search-and-rescue operations.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.