No. 485 (NZ) Squadron RAF
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No. 485 (NZ) Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force fighter squadron formed from New Zealand personnel that served with distinction in the European theatre during the Second World War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| No. 485 Squadron RNZAF | 2 |
| No. 485 (NZ) Squadron RAF canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22443368 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: No. 485 (NZ) Squadron RAF Context triple: [RAF Hornchurch, stationedUnit, No. 485 (NZ) Squadron RAF]
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No. 486 (New Zealand) Squadron RAF
No. 486 (New Zealand) Squadron RAF was a World War II Royal Air Force fighter unit manned largely by New Zealanders, known for its night-fighter and ground-attack operations over Europe.
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No. 488 (New Zealand) Squadron RAF
No. 488 (New Zealand) Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force fighter squadron formed from New Zealand personnel that served with distinction in both the European and Pacific theatres during the Second World War.
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No. 48 Squadron RAF
No. 48 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force unit best known for its roles in maritime patrol, transport, and reconnaissance operations across both World Wars and the early Cold War period.
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No. 487 Squadron RNZAF
No. 487 Squadron RNZAF was a Royal New Zealand Air Force bomber unit in World War II, noted for its daring low-level precision raids over occupied Europe.
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No. 45 Squadron RAF
No. 45 Squadron RAF is a Royal Air Force unit with a long operational history dating back to World War I, known for its roles in bombing, ground-attack, and later training and transport duties across multiple theaters.
- 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. 485 (NZ) Squadron RAF Target entity description: No. 485 (NZ) Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force fighter squadron formed from New Zealand personnel that served with distinction in the European theatre during the Second World War.
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A.
No. 486 (New Zealand) Squadron RAF
No. 486 (New Zealand) Squadron RAF was a World War II Royal Air Force fighter unit manned largely by New Zealanders, known for its night-fighter and ground-attack operations over Europe.
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B.
No. 488 (New Zealand) Squadron RAF
No. 488 (New Zealand) Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force fighter squadron formed from New Zealand personnel that served with distinction in both the European and Pacific theatres during the Second World War.
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C.
No. 48 Squadron RAF
No. 48 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force unit best known for its roles in maritime patrol, transport, and reconnaissance operations across both World Wars and the early Cold War period.
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D.
No. 487 Squadron RNZAF
No. 487 Squadron RNZAF was a Royal New Zealand Air Force bomber unit in World War II, noted for its daring low-level precision raids over occupied Europe.
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E.
No. 45 Squadron RAF
No. 45 Squadron RAF is a Royal Air Force unit with a long operational history dating back to World War I, known for its roles in bombing, ground-attack, and later training and transport duties across multiple theaters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: No. 485 (NZ) Squadron RAF
linked to: No. 485 (NZ) Squadron RAF