No. 38 Group RAF
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No. 38 Group RAF was a Royal Air Force formation historically responsible for airborne forces, air transport, and support operations, particularly during and after the Second World War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| No. 38 Group RAF canonical | 8 |
| No. 38 Wing RAF | 3 |
| Air Officer Commanding No. 38 Group RAF | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1121156 — 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. 38 Group RAF Context triple: [RAF Brize Norton, partOf, No. 38 Group RAF]
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A.
No. 13 Group RAF
No. 13 Group RAF was a Royal Air Force fighter group responsible for the air defense of northern Britain during the Second World War, particularly in the Battle of Britain.
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B.
No. 12 Group RAF
No. 12 Group RAF was a Royal Air Force fighter group responsible for the air defense of a large sector of the United Kingdom, particularly during the Second World War.
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C.
No. 11 Group RAF
No. 11 Group RAF was a key operational formation of the Royal Air Force, best known for directing fighter operations in southeast England during the Battle of Britain in World War II.
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D.
No. 2 Group RAF
No. 2 Group RAF is a Royal Air Force formation responsible for air combat support and battlespace management, including roles such as air transport, air-to-air refuelling, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations.
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E.
No. 10 Group RAF
No. 10 Group RAF was a Royal Air Force formation responsible for the air defense of southwest England during the Battle of Britain and World War II.
- 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. 38 Group RAF Target entity description: No. 38 Group RAF was a Royal Air Force formation historically responsible for airborne forces, air transport, and support operations, particularly during and after the Second World War.
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A.
No. 13 Group RAF
No. 13 Group RAF was a Royal Air Force fighter group responsible for the air defense of northern Britain during the Second World War, particularly in the Battle of Britain.
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B.
No. 12 Group RAF
No. 12 Group RAF was a Royal Air Force fighter group responsible for the air defense of a large sector of the United Kingdom, particularly during the Second World War.
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C.
No. 11 Group RAF
No. 11 Group RAF was a key operational formation of the Royal Air Force, best known for directing fighter operations in southeast England during the Battle of Britain in World War II.
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D.
No. 2 Group RAF
No. 2 Group RAF is a Royal Air Force formation responsible for air combat support and battlespace management, including roles such as air transport, air-to-air refuelling, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations.
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E.
No. 10 Group RAF
No. 10 Group RAF was a Royal Air Force formation responsible for the air defense of southwest England during the Battle of Britain and World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force group
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military unit ⓘ |
| aircraftTypeOperated |
Albemarle
ⓘ
Douglas Dakota ⓘ
linked to:
Douglas Dakota aircraft
Halifax ⓘ Short Stirling ⓘ |
| branch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| disbanded | post-Second World War ⓘ |
| formationDate | 15 January 1942 ⓘ |
| formedAs |
No. 38 Wing RAF
ⓘ
linked to:
No. 38 Group RAF
|
| function |
support to airborne divisions
ⓘ
tactical air transport ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
RAF Benson
ⓘ
RAF Netheravon ⓘ RAF Odiham ⓘ RAF Upavon ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
D-Day airborne landings in Normandy
ⓘ
Operation Market Garden ⓘ Operation Overlord ⓘ Rhine crossing airborne operations ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Mediterranean theatre
ⓘ
Northwest Europe ⓘ |
| partOf | British airborne forces structure ⓘ |
| primaryTheatre | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| reformed | post-war period ⓘ |
| role |
air transport
ⓘ
airborne forces support ⓘ support operations ⓘ |
| service | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| specialisation |
airborne assault support
ⓘ
glider towing ⓘ paratroop transport ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
RAF Fighter Command
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Air Force Fighter Command
RAF Transport Command ⓘ |
| supportedUnit |
1st Airborne Division
ⓘ
6th Airborne Division ⓘ |
| type |
air transport group
ⓘ
airborne support group ⓘ |
| upgradeDate | 6 November 1943 ⓘ |
| upgradedFrom |
No. 38 Wing RAF
ⓘ
linked to:
No. 38 Group RAF
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: No. 38 Group RAF Description of subject: No. 38 Group RAF was a Royal Air Force formation historically responsible for airborne forces, air transport, and support operations, particularly during and after the Second World War.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Air Marshal Sir Denis Smallwood
linked to: No. 38 Group RAF
linked to: No. 38 Group RAF
linked to: No. 38 Group RAF
subject linked to:
Airspeed Horsa glider
linked to: No. 38 Group RAF