No. 31 Squadron RAAF
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No. 31 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force unit historically known for its World War II operations, particularly in the Pacific theatre.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| No. 31 Squadron RAAF canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5380989 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: No. 31 Squadron RAAF Context triple: [RAAF Base Wagga, hasUnit, No. 31 Squadron RAAF]
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No. 3 Squadron RAAF
No. 3 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force fighter squadron with a long operational history, currently operating advanced combat aircraft in both national defense and international deployments.
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No. 23 Squadron RAAF
No. 23 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force unit that provides airbase support and operational services, historically including both flying and ground-based roles.
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C.
No. 11 Squadron RAAF
No. 11 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force maritime patrol and reconnaissance unit known for long-range surveillance, anti-submarine warfare, and search-and-rescue operations.
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D.
No. 36 Squadron RAAF
No. 36 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force transport squadron best known for operating large airlift aircraft in strategic and tactical airlift roles.
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E.
No. 10 Squadron RAAF
No. 10 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force maritime patrol and reconnaissance unit known for long-range surveillance and anti-submarine warfare operations.
- 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. 31 Squadron RAAF Target entity description: No. 31 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force unit historically known for its World War II operations, particularly in the Pacific theatre.
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A.
No. 3 Squadron RAAF
No. 3 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force fighter squadron with a long operational history, currently operating advanced combat aircraft in both national defense and international deployments.
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B.
No. 23 Squadron RAAF
No. 23 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force unit that provides airbase support and operational services, historically including both flying and ground-based roles.
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C.
No. 11 Squadron RAAF
No. 11 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force maritime patrol and reconnaissance unit known for long-range surveillance, anti-submarine warfare, and search-and-rescue operations.
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D.
No. 36 Squadron RAAF
No. 36 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force transport squadron best known for operating large airlift aircraft in strategic and tactical airlift roles.
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E.
No. 10 Squadron RAAF
No. 10 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force maritime patrol and reconnaissance unit known for long-range surveillance and anti-submarine warfare operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Australian Air Force squadron ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated | Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ |
| aircraftType |
strike aircraft
ⓘ
twin‑engine fighter ⓘ |
| alliance | Allies of World War II ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| conflictRole |
anti‑shipping strikes
ⓘ
offensive air operations ⓘ support to ground forces ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| enemyDuringWWII |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Japan
|
| equipment |
Bristol Beaufighter strike aircraft
ⓘ
linked to:
Bristol Beaufighter
|
| formedDuring |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | contributed to Allied air power in the Pacific ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ |
| militaryUnitType | flying squadron ⓘ |
| nationality | Australian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
World War II operations in the Pacific theatre
ⓘ
low‑level strike missions ⓘ operations against Japanese forces ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Australian Air Force combat forces ⓘ |
| role |
ground attack
ⓘ
maritime strike ⓘ strike squadron ⓘ |
| service | Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ |
| serviceBranchType | air force ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Pacific War
ⓘ
South West Pacific Area ⓘ |
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. 31 Squadron RAAF Description of subject: No. 31 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force unit historically known for its World War II operations, particularly in the Pacific theatre.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.