RAF East Kirkby
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RAF East Kirkby was a Royal Air Force bomber airfield in Lincolnshire, England, that served as a major base for Lancaster squadrons during World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| RAF East Kirkby canonical | 2 |
| RAF Grimsby | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21107009 — 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 East Kirkby Context triple: [No. 57 Squadron RAF, garrison, RAF East Kirkby]
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A.
RAF Acklington
RAF Acklington was a Royal Air Force station in Northumberland, England, that served as a key fighter base, particularly during the Second World War.
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RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey
RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey was a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, that served as a key fighter base during the Second World War.
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C.
RAF Skellingthorpe
RAF Skellingthorpe was a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, that served as a key Bomber Command airfield during the Second World War.
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D.
RAF Woodhall Spa
RAF Woodhall Spa was a former Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, notably used by bomber squadrons during World War II.
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E.
RAF Ensign
The RAF Ensign is the official flag of the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force, featuring a sky-blue field with the Union Flag in the canton and the RAF roundel.
- 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 East Kirkby Target entity description: RAF East Kirkby was a Royal Air Force bomber airfield in Lincolnshire, England, that served as a major base for Lancaster squadrons during World War II.
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A.
RAF Acklington
RAF Acklington was a Royal Air Force station in Northumberland, England, that served as a key fighter base, particularly during the Second World War.
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B.
RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey
RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey was a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, that served as a key fighter base during the Second World War.
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C.
RAF Skellingthorpe
RAF Skellingthorpe was a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, that served as a key Bomber Command airfield during the Second World War.
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D.
RAF Woodhall Spa
RAF Woodhall Spa was a former Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, notably used by bomber squadrons during World War II.
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E.
RAF Ensign
The RAF Ensign is the official flag of the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force, featuring a sky-blue field with the Union Flag in the canton and the RAF roundel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: RAF East Kirkby