Old Sarum Airfield
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Old Sarum Airfield is a historic airfield near Salisbury in Wiltshire, England, known for its early military aviation heritage and continued use for general aviation and flying activities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Sarum (residential area) | 1 |
| Old Sarum Airfield canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4083752 — 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: Old Sarum Airfield Context triple: [Salisbury, hasLandmark, Old Sarum Airfield]
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A.
Netheravon Airfield
Netheravon Airfield is a historic British military airfield on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, long associated with early army aviation and pilot training.
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B.
Upavon Aerodrome
Upavon Aerodrome is a historic British airfield on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, notable as an early military aviation base and long-serving training and operations site for the Royal Flying Corps and later the Royal Air Force.
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C.
Wendover Airfield
Wendover Airfield is a historic World War II-era military airfield in western Utah that served as a major training base for bomber crews, including those involved in the atomic bomb missions.
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D.
Yeadon Aerodrome
Yeadon Aerodrome was the early civil and military airfield that evolved into today’s Leeds Bradford Airport in West Yorkshire, England.
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E.
Woodford Aerodrome
Woodford Aerodrome was a former major aircraft manufacturing and testing airfield in Greater Manchester, England, historically associated with Avro and later BAE Systems.
- 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: Old Sarum Airfield Target entity description: Old Sarum Airfield is a historic airfield near Salisbury in Wiltshire, England, known for its early military aviation heritage and continued use for general aviation and flying activities.
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A.
Netheravon Airfield
Netheravon Airfield is a historic British military airfield on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, long associated with early army aviation and pilot training.
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B.
Upavon Aerodrome
Upavon Aerodrome is a historic British airfield on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, notable as an early military aviation base and long-serving training and operations site for the Royal Flying Corps and later the Royal Air Force.
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C.
Wendover Airfield
Wendover Airfield is a historic World War II-era military airfield in western Utah that served as a major training base for bomber crews, including those involved in the atomic bomb missions.
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D.
Yeadon Aerodrome
Yeadon Aerodrome was the early civil and military airfield that evolved into today’s Leeds Bradford Airport in West Yorkshire, England.
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E.
Woodford Aerodrome
Woodford Aerodrome was a former major aircraft manufacturing and testing airfield in Greater Manchester, England, historically associated with Avro and later BAE Systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerodrome
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airfield ⓘ former military airfield ⓘ |
| closestCity | Salisbury ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distanceFromSalisbury | approximately 2 miles north ⓘ |
| elevation |
~299 feet
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~91 metres ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Royal Air Force stations of World War I
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Royal Air Force stations of World War II ⓘ airports in Wiltshire ⓘ general aviation aerodromes in the United Kingdom ⓘ military airbases in England ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
aircraft maintenance services
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flight school ⓘ flying club ⓘ grass runways ⓘ hangars ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | early British military aviation ⓘ |
| hasIcaoCode | EGLS ⓘ |
| hasUseStatus |
civilian airfield
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non-scheduled aviation only ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic airfield ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
air observation and reconnaissance training
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military training airfield ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Wiltshire ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Salisbury ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Salisbury Plain ⓘ |
| nearbySite |
Old Sarum (Iron Age hillfort and Norman castle)
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linked to:
Old Sarum
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| notableFor |
association with early Army Cooperation Command
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continuous aviation use since World War I era ⓘ |
| opened | World War I era ⓘ |
| region |
South West England
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linked to:
southwest England
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| runwayOrientation |
06/24
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18/36 ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | grass ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Royal Air Force
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Royal Flying Corps ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ interwar period ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aerial sightseeing flights
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flight training ⓘ general aviation ⓘ historic aviation activities ⓘ parachuting ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Sarum Airfield Description of subject: Old Sarum Airfield is a historic airfield near Salisbury in Wiltshire, England, known for its early military aviation heritage and continued use for general aviation and flying activities.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Old Sarum Airfield