Blytheville Air Force Base
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Blytheville Air Force Base was a former United States Air Force installation in northeastern Arkansas that played a significant role in Cold War-era strategic operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Blytheville Air Force Base canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9246749 — 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: Blytheville Air Force Base Context triple: [Blytheville, Arkansas, formerlyHosted, Blytheville Air Force Base]
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A.
Barksdale Air Force Base
Barksdale Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in Louisiana known for hosting strategic bomber operations and serving as the home of Air Force Global Strike Command.
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B.
Little Rock Air Force Base
Little Rock Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in central Arkansas known primarily for its tactical airlift and C-130 training missions.
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C.
McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base
McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base is a military installation in Tennessee that serves as a training and operational hub for Air National Guard units co-located with McGhee Tyson Airport.
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D.
Dyess Air Force Base
Dyess Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force installation known primarily as a B-1B Lancer bomber base and home to the 7th Bomb Wing.
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E.
Tipton Army Airfield
Tipton Army Airfield was a former U.S. military airfield in Maryland that later transitioned to civilian use as Tipton Airport.
- 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: Blytheville Air Force Base Target entity description: Blytheville Air Force Base was a former United States Air Force installation in northeastern Arkansas that played a significant role in Cold War-era strategic operations.
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A.
Barksdale Air Force Base
Barksdale Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in Louisiana known for hosting strategic bomber operations and serving as the home of Air Force Global Strike Command.
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B.
Little Rock Air Force Base
Little Rock Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation in central Arkansas known primarily for its tactical airlift and C-130 training missions.
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C.
McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base
McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base is a military installation in Tennessee that serves as a training and operational hub for Air National Guard units co-located with McGhee Tyson Airport.
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D.
Dyess Air Force Base
Dyess Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force installation known primarily as a B-1B Lancer bomber base and home to the 7th Bomb Wing.
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E.
Tipton Army Airfield
Tipton Army Airfield was a former U.S. military airfield in Maryland that later transitioned to civilian use as Tipton Airport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force base
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military installation ⓘ |
| basedAircraftType |
B-47 Stratojet
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B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ
linked to:
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
EC-135 ⓘ
linked to:
Boeing EC-135
KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
linked to:
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
RB-47 Stratojet ⓘ
linked to:
B-47 Stratojet
T-33 Shooting Star ⓘ |
| branch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| closureReason | post–Cold War force reductions ⓘ |
| conflictInvolved | Cold War ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Strategic Air Command ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| garrison |
340th Air Refueling Squadron
ⓘ
42nd Air Division ⓘ 461st Bombardment Wing ⓘ 917th Air Refueling Squadron ⓘ 97th Air Refueling Squadron ⓘ 97th Bomb Wing ⓘ 97th Bombardment Wing ⓘ 97th Strategic Aerospace Wing ⓘ Strategic Air Command units ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| laterRenamed | Eaker Air Force Base ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mississippi County, Arkansas
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northeastern Arkansas ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
city of Blytheville, Arkansas
ⓘ
linked to:
Blytheville, Arkansas
|
| near | Blytheville, Arkansas ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Cold War-era strategic operations
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hosting B-52 bomber wings ⓘ support of U.S. nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
Strategic Air Command base network
ⓘ
linked to:
Strategic Air Command
|
| region |
Arkansas Delta
ⓘ
linked to:
Arkansas Delta region
|
| role |
air refueling hub
ⓘ
nuclear alert facility ⓘ strategic bomber base ⓘ |
| status |
closed
ⓘ
former United States Air Force installation ⓘ |
| successorUse |
civilian industrial park
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general aviation airfield ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Cold War nuclear deterrence
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aircrew training ⓘ reconnaissance support ⓘ strategic bomber operations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blytheville Air Force Base Description of subject: Blytheville Air Force Base was a former United States Air Force installation in northeastern Arkansas that played a significant role in Cold War-era strategic operations.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.