Triple

T4308310
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject RAF Rochford E94011 entity
Predicate usedBy P260 FINISHED
Object No. 278 Squadron RAF
No. 278 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force air-sea rescue unit active during the Second World War, tasked with locating and saving downed aircrew over coastal and maritime areas.
 E444286 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: No. 278 Squadron RAF | Statement: [RAF Rochford, usedBy, No. 278 Squadron RAF]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: No. 278 Squadron RAF
Context triple: [RAF Rochford, usedBy, No. 278 Squadron RAF]
  • A. No. 277 Squadron RAF
    No. 277 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force air-sea rescue unit formed during the Second World War to locate and save downed aircrew over coastal and maritime areas.
  • B. No. 207 Squadron RAF
    No. 207 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force bomber unit with origins in World War I that later served in various roles, including strategic bombing, throughout much of the 20th century.
  • C. No. 208 Squadron RAF
    No. 208 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force unit with a long history of reconnaissance and fighter operations, particularly noted for its service in the Middle East and postwar jet era.
  • D. No. 226 Squadron RAF
    No. 226 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force bomber unit that served in both World Wars, notably operating light and medium bombers in European campaigns.
  • E. 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.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: No. 278 Squadron RAF
Triple: [RAF Rochford, usedBy, No. 278 Squadron RAF]
Generated description
No. 278 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force air-sea rescue unit active during the Second World War, tasked with locating and saving downed aircrew over coastal and maritime areas.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: No. 278 Squadron RAF
Target entity description: No. 278 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force air-sea rescue unit active during the Second World War, tasked with locating and saving downed aircrew over coastal and maritime areas.
  • A. No. 277 Squadron RAF
    No. 277 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force air-sea rescue unit formed during the Second World War to locate and save downed aircrew over coastal and maritime areas.
  • B. No. 207 Squadron RAF
    No. 207 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force bomber unit with origins in World War I that later served in various roles, including strategic bombing, throughout much of the 20th century.
  • C. No. 208 Squadron RAF
    No. 208 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force unit with a long history of reconnaissance and fighter operations, particularly noted for its service in the Middle East and postwar jet era.
  • D. No. 226 Squadron RAF
    No. 226 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force bomber unit that served in both World Wars, notably operating light and medium bombers in European campaigns.
  • E. 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.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69b3451886588190a3dd1305ea7c58dc completed March 12, 2026, 10:58 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69b350d2af088190ad7cb035d6e0f8c2 completed March 12, 2026, 11:48 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b650abb8ec8190afb55dc0091f8415 completed March 15, 2026, 6:24 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b651f49dd88190bd164b45df32b139 completed March 15, 2026, 6:30 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b6525047a48190a9e15d8f0512619c completed March 15, 2026, 6:31 a.m.
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:11 p.m.