No. 33 Squadron RAAF
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No. 33 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force unit best known for operating air-to-air refuelling and strategic airlift aircraft in support of Australian and coalition operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| No. 33 Squadron RAAF canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8516758 — 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. 33 Squadron RAAF Context triple: [No. 86 Wing RAAF, controls, No. 33 Squadron RAAF]
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No. 3 Squadron RAAF
No. 3 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force fighter squadron with a long operational history, currently operating advanced combat aircraft in both national defense and international deployments.
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No. 31 Squadron RAAF
No. 31 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force unit historically known for its World War II operations, particularly in the Pacific theatre.
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C.
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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No. 38 Squadron RAAF
No. 38 Squadron RAAF was a Royal Australian Air Force transport squadron known for its long-standing tactical airlift, training, and humanitarian support roles in the Asia-Pacific region.
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E.
No. 36 Squadron RAAF
No. 36 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force transport squadron best known for operating large airlift aircraft in strategic and tactical airlift roles.
- 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. 33 Squadron RAAF Target entity description: No. 33 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force unit best known for operating air-to-air refuelling and strategic airlift aircraft in support of Australian and coalition operations.
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A.
No. 3 Squadron RAAF
No. 3 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force fighter squadron with a long operational history, currently operating advanced combat aircraft in both national defense and international deployments.
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B.
No. 31 Squadron RAAF
No. 31 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force unit historically known for its World War II operations, particularly in the Pacific theatre.
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C.
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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D.
No. 38 Squadron RAAF
No. 38 Squadron RAAF was a Royal Australian Air Force transport squadron known for its long-standing tactical airlift, training, and humanitarian support roles in the Asia-Pacific region.
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E.
No. 36 Squadron RAAF
No. 36 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force transport squadron best known for operating large airlift aircraft in strategic and tactical airlift roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Australian Air Force squadron ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
Airbus KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport
ⓘ
linked to:
Airbus A330 MRTT Phénix
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| aircraftRole |
tanker
ⓘ
transport ⓘ |
| allegiance | Australia ⓘ |
| basedAt | RAAF Base Amberley ⓘ |
| branch | Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ |
| conflict |
Iraq War
ⓘ
Operation Okra ⓘ Operation Slipper ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
disaster relief operations
ⓘ
humanitarian assistance missions ⓘ operations in the Middle East ⓘ |
| equipment |
Airbus KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport
ⓘ
linked to:
Airbus A330 MRTT Phénix
|
| garrison | RAAF Base Amberley ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
aeromedical evacuation
ⓘ
air-to-air refuelling of fighter aircraft ⓘ air-to-air refuelling of large aircraft ⓘ cargo transport ⓘ long-range passenger transport ⓘ |
| mission |
provide air-to-air refuelling capability
ⓘ
provide strategic airlift capability ⓘ |
| notableFor |
operating air-to-air refuelling aircraft
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operating strategic airlift aircraft ⓘ |
| operatedAircraft |
Boeing 707 tanker transport
ⓘ
linked to:
Boeing 707
Douglas C-47 Dakota ⓘ
linked to:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Douglas C-54 Skymaster ⓘ Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Middle East
ⓘ
Pacific region ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ |
| role |
air-to-air refuelling
ⓘ
strategic airlift ⓘ transport ⓘ |
| service | Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ |
| supports |
Australian Army
ⓘ
Australian Defence Force operations ⓘ Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ Royal Australian Navy ⓘ coalition operations ⓘ |
| supportsOperationType |
combat operations
ⓘ
humanitarian operations ⓘ peacekeeping operations ⓘ |
| supportsOrganization | coalition air forces ⓘ |
| type | flying squadron ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: No. 33 Squadron RAAF Description of subject: No. 33 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force unit best known for operating air-to-air refuelling and strategic airlift aircraft in support of Australian and coalition operations.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.