RAAF Base Williamtown
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RAAF Base Williamtown is a major Royal Australian Air Force installation in New South Wales that serves as the country’s primary fighter base and home to its frontline combat aircraft.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAAF Base Williamtown canonical | 30 |
| RAAF Base Williamtown (for No. 4 Squadron) | 1 |
| Royal Australian Air Force base | 1 |
| Williamtown RAAF Base | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T296623 — 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: RAAF Base Williamtown Context triple: [Royal Australian Air Force, notableBase, RAAF Base Williamtown]
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A.
RAAF Base Amberley
RAAF Base Amberley is the Royal Australian Air Force’s largest operational air base, serving as a major hub for air combat, airlift, and support operations in Queensland, Australia.
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B.
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.
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C.
RNAS Eastchurch
RNAS Eastchurch was a key early British naval air station and training base that played a significant role in the development of naval aviation before and during World War I.
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D.
Moore Barracks
Moore Barracks is a British military installation named in honor of Sir John Moore, a renowned general of the Napoleonic Wars.
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E.
RAF Leeming
RAF Leeming is a Royal Air Force station in North Yorkshire, England, that has served as an important base for various fast-jet, training, and support units.
- 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: RAAF Base Williamtown Target entity description: RAAF Base Williamtown is a major Royal Australian Air Force installation in New South Wales that serves as the country’s primary fighter base and home to its frontline combat aircraft.
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A.
RAAF Base Amberley
RAAF Base Amberley is the Royal Australian Air Force’s largest operational air base, serving as a major hub for air combat, airlift, and support operations in Queensland, Australia.
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B.
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.
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C.
RNAS Eastchurch
RNAS Eastchurch was a key early British naval air station and training base that played a significant role in the development of naval aviation before and during World War I.
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D.
Moore Barracks
Moore Barracks is a British military installation named in honor of Sir John Moore, a renowned general of the Napoleonic Wars.
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E.
RAF Leeming
RAF Leeming is a Royal Air Force station in North Yorkshire, England, that has served as an important base for various fast-jet, training, and support units.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Australian Air Force base
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military air base ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| garrison |
No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit RAAF
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No. 3 Squadron RAAF ⓘ No. 4 Squadron RAAF ⓘ No. 76 Squadron RAAF ⓘ No. 77 Squadron RAAF ⓘ No. 81 Wing RAAF ⓘ Surveillance and Response Group RAAF units ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Williamtown RAAF Base
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linked to:
RAAF Base Williamtown
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| hasCivilEnclave |
Newcastle Airport passenger terminal
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linked to:
Newcastle Airport
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| hasFunction |
air defence of eastern Australia
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support of deployed air operations ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
air traffic control tower
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hardened aircraft shelters ⓘ maintenance hangars ⓘ operational headquarters buildings ⓘ simulator facilities ⓘ weapons storage areas ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| hasTenant |
Air Combat Group headquarters
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No. 41 Wing RAAF elements ⓘ No. 42 Wing RAAF elements ⓘ Surveillance and Response Group headquarters ⓘ |
| hosts |
RAAF F-35A Lightning II aircraft
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linked to:
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
RAAF Hawk 127 Lead-In Fighter aircraft ⓘ
linked to:
BAE Systems Hawk T1
RAAF PC-21 aircraft (for JTAC support via No. 4 Squadron) ⓘ |
| IATAcode | NTL ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | YWLM ⓘ |
| isHomeBaseOf |
RAAF F-35A Lightning II squadrons
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linked to:
No. 1 Wing RAAF
|
| isMajorBaseOf | Royal Australian Air Force fighter fleet ⓘ |
| isStrategicImportance | high for Australian air defence ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New South Wales ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Newcastle, New South Wales
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Port Stephens, New South Wales ⓘ
linked to:
Port Stephens
|
| locatedOn |
New South Wales coast
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linked to:
New South Wales
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| opened | World War II era ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
Royal Australian Air Force Air Command
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linked to:
Royal Australian Air Force headquarters
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| primaryUse | fighter operations ⓘ |
| role |
Australia’s primary fighter base
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home to frontline combat aircraft ⓘ |
| sharesFacilitiesWith | Newcastle Airport ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air combat operations
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fighter pilot training ⓘ joint and coalition exercises ⓘ operational conversion ⓘ |
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: RAAF Base Williamtown Description of subject: RAAF Base Williamtown is a major Royal Australian Air Force installation in New South Wales that serves as the country’s primary fighter base and home to its frontline combat aircraft.
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: RAAF Base Williamtown
linked to: RAAF Base Williamtown
RAAF PC-21 aircraft (for JTAC support via No. 4 Squadron)
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basedAt
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RAAF Base Williamtown (for No. 4 Squadron)
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linked to: RAAF Base Williamtown
subject linked to:
No. 3 Squadron
subject linked to:
No. 3 Squadron
subject linked to:
77 Squadron
subject linked to:
76 Squadron