No. 101 Squadron RAF
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No. 101 Squadron RAF is a Royal Air Force flying unit with a long operational history, known for roles ranging from World War II bomber missions to modern air-to-air refuelling and transport operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| No. 101 Squadron RAF canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1121175 — 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. 101 Squadron RAF Context triple: [RAF Brize Norton, basedUnit, No. 101 Squadron RAF]
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A.
No. 10 Squadron RAF
No. 10 Squadron RAF is a Royal Air Force flying unit historically known for operating transport and VIP aircraft in support of UK government and military operations.
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B.
No. 11 Squadron RAF
No. 11 Squadron RAF is a long-established Royal Air Force fighter unit known for its air defence and combat roles across both World Wars and into the modern era.
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C.
No. 1 Squadron RAF
No. 1 Squadron RAF is one of the Royal Air Force’s oldest and most distinguished frontline fighter squadrons, with a long history of combat operations and continuous service since the early 20th century.
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D.
No. 2 Squadron RAF
No. 2 Squadron RAF is one of the Royal Air Force’s oldest frontline units, historically renowned for its tactical reconnaissance and ground-attack roles.
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E.
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.
- 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. 101 Squadron RAF Target entity description: No. 101 Squadron RAF is a Royal Air Force flying unit with a long operational history, known for roles ranging from World War II bomber missions to modern air-to-air refuelling and transport operations.
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A.
No. 10 Squadron RAF
No. 10 Squadron RAF is a Royal Air Force flying unit historically known for operating transport and VIP aircraft in support of UK government and military operations.
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B.
No. 11 Squadron RAF
No. 11 Squadron RAF is a long-established Royal Air Force fighter unit known for its air defence and combat roles across both World Wars and into the modern era.
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C.
No. 1 Squadron RAF
No. 1 Squadron RAF is one of the Royal Air Force’s oldest and most distinguished frontline fighter squadrons, with a long history of combat operations and continuous service since the early 20th century.
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D.
No. 2 Squadron RAF
No. 2 Squadron RAF is one of the Royal Air Force’s oldest frontline units, historically renowned for its tactical reconnaissance and ground-attack roles.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force squadron ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown ⓘ |
| basedAt | RAF Brize Norton ⓘ |
| branchColor | light blue ⓘ |
| conflict |
First World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War I
Second World War ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| garrison | RAF Brize Norton ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ post–Cold War era ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| motto | Mens agitat molem ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | Mind over matter ⓘ |
| notableFor |
World War II bomber operations with Avro Lancaster
ⓘ
long-range air-to-air refuelling missions ⓘ special duties electronic warfare operations in World War II ⓘ support to UK expeditionary air operations ⓘ |
| operatedAircraft |
Airbus A330 MRTT
ⓘ
linked to:
Airbus A330 MRTT Phénix
Avro Lancaster ⓘ Boeing E-3 Sentry ⓘ
linked to:
E-3F Sentry AWACS
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ Bristol Blenheim ⓘ Bristol Bulldog ⓘ Bristol Fighter ⓘ
linked to:
Bristol F.2 Fighter
Gloster Gladiator ⓘ Handley Page Victor ⓘ Hawker Hart ⓘ Hawker Hind ⓘ
linked to:
Hawker Hart
Vickers VC10 ⓘ
linked to:
RAF VC10
Vickers Valiant ⓘ
linked to:
Vickers Valiant bomber
Vickers Wellington ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | active ⓘ |
| partOf | No. 1 Group RAF ⓘ |
| role |
air transport
ⓘ
air-to-air refuelling ⓘ electronic warfare ⓘ strategic bomber operations ⓘ |
| service | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| type | flying squadron ⓘ |
| usedFor |
NATO operations support
ⓘ
coalition air operations support ⓘ strategic airlift support ⓘ tanker support to fast jet operations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: No. 101 Squadron RAF Description of subject: No. 101 Squadron RAF is a Royal Air Force flying unit with a long operational history, known for roles ranging from World War II bomber missions to modern air-to-air refuelling and transport operations.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.