RAF Laarbruch
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RAF Laarbruch was a former Royal Air Force station in Germany that served as a key Cold War base for various RAF squadrons and NATO operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAF Laarbruch canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11792620 — 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: RAF Laarbruch Context triple: [No. 4 Squadron RAF, operatedFrom, RAF Laarbruch]
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A.
RAF Brüggen
RAF Brüggen was a major Royal Air Force station in Germany that served as a key Cold War base for strike and reconnaissance aircraft operating in Europe.
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B.
RAF Gutersloh
RAF Gutersloh was a Royal Air Force station in West Germany that served as a key Cold War airbase for British fighter and reconnaissance squadrons.
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C.
RAF Wildenrath
RAF Wildenrath was a former Royal Air Force station in West Germany that served as a key Cold War base for British air defense and strike aircraft.
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D.
RAF Germany
RAF Germany was the Royal Air Force’s forward-deployed command in West Germany during the Cold War, operating combat aircraft and supporting NATO’s air defense and strike missions in Central Europe.
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E.
Wunstorf Air Base
Wunstorf Air Base is a major German Air Force installation in Lower Saxony, primarily known today as the main operating base for the Luftwaffe’s Airbus A400M transport aircraft.
- 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: RAF Laarbruch Target entity description: RAF Laarbruch was a former Royal Air Force station in Germany that served as a key Cold War base for various RAF squadrons and NATO operations.
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A.
RAF Brüggen
RAF Brüggen was a major Royal Air Force station in Germany that served as a key Cold War base for strike and reconnaissance aircraft operating in Europe.
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B.
RAF Gutersloh
RAF Gutersloh was a Royal Air Force station in West Germany that served as a key Cold War airbase for British fighter and reconnaissance squadrons.
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C.
RAF Wildenrath
RAF Wildenrath was a former Royal Air Force station in West Germany that served as a key Cold War base for British air defense and strike aircraft.
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D.
RAF Germany
RAF Germany was the Royal Air Force’s forward-deployed command in West Germany during the Cold War, operating combat aircraft and supporting NATO’s air defense and strike missions in Central Europe.
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E.
Wunstorf Air Base
Wunstorf Air Base is a major German Air Force installation in Lower Saxony, primarily known today as the main operating base for the Luftwaffe’s Airbus A400M transport aircraft.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force station
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military air base ⓘ |
| basedAircraftType |
Bristol Britannia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chinook helicopter NERFINISHED ⓘ English Electric Canberra NERFINISHED ⓘ Gloster Meteor NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawker Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ Lockheed C-130 Hercules NERFINISHED ⓘ McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II NERFINISHED ⓘ Panavia Tornado GR1 NERFINISHED ⓘ SEPECAT Jaguar NERFINISHED ⓘ Westland Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ de Havilland Vampire NERFINISHED ⓘ de Havilland Venom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closed | 1999 ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison |
No. 15 Squadron RAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 16 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 18 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 2 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 208 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 21 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 25 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 3 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 31 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 430 Tactical Fighter Squadron RCAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 431 Tactical Fighter Squadron RCAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 70 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 92 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 98 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostedUnitType |
helicopter squadrons
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strike/attack squadrons ⓘ transport squadrons ⓘ |
| ICAOCode | ETUL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
German–Dutch border
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Weeze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOperationRole |
Balkan conflicts air operations
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Gulf War support operations ⓘ NATO nuclear strike planning ⓘ |
| numberOfRunways | 1 ⓘ |
| opened | 1954 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
RAF Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RAF Second Tactical Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postClosureName | Weeze Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postClosureUse | civilian airport ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
air defence
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reconnaissance operations ⓘ strike operations ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| status | former RAF station ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NATO
NERFINISHED
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Royal Air Force Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Cold War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: RAF Laarbruch Description of subject: RAF Laarbruch was a former Royal Air Force station in Germany that served as a key Cold War base for various RAF squadrons and NATO operations.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.