RAF Upavon
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RAF Upavon was a historic Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, England, notable as an early military airfield and later a key command and administrative headquarters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAF Upavon canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6087075 — 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 Upavon Context triple: [No. 38 Group RAF, headquartersLocation, RAF Upavon]
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A.
RAF Netheravon
RAF Netheravon is a historic Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, England, long associated with airborne and transport operations and notable as a former headquarters site for No. 38 Group RAF.
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B.
RAF Leconfield
RAF Leconfield is a former Royal Air Force station in East Yorkshire, England, historically used as a fighter airfield during the Second World War and later as a training and support base.
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C.
RAF Cottesmore
RAF Cottesmore was a Royal Air Force station in Rutland, England, historically used as a major operational and training base for various RAF squadrons.
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D.
RAF Rudloe Manor
RAF Rudloe Manor is a former Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, England, historically significant for its role in command, control, and intelligence operations, including as a key wartime and Cold War headquarters site.
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E.
RAF Fowlmere
RAF Fowlmere was a Royal Air Force station in Cambridgeshire, England, used notably by Allied fighter squadrons during the Second World War.
- 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 Upavon Target entity description: RAF Upavon was a historic Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, England, notable as an early military airfield and later a key command and administrative headquarters.
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A.
RAF Netheravon
RAF Netheravon is a historic Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, England, long associated with airborne and transport operations and notable as a former headquarters site for No. 38 Group RAF.
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B.
RAF Leconfield
RAF Leconfield is a former Royal Air Force station in East Yorkshire, England, historically used as a fighter airfield during the Second World War and later as a training and support base.
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C.
RAF Cottesmore
RAF Cottesmore was a Royal Air Force station in Rutland, England, historically used as a major operational and training base for various RAF squadrons.
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D.
RAF Rudloe Manor
RAF Rudloe Manor is a former Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, England, historically significant for its role in command, control, and intelligence operations, including as a key wartime and Cold War headquarters site.
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E.
RAF Fowlmere
RAF Fowlmere was a Royal Air Force station in Cambridgeshire, England, used notably by Allied fighter squadrons during the Second World War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| closedAsRAFStation | 1993 ⓘ |
| coordinatesApprox | 51.29°N 1.80°W ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentName | Trenchard Lines ⓘ |
| elevation | about 125 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| establishedAs |
Central Flying School
ⓘ
linked to:
RAF Central Flying School
|
| formerName |
Central Flying School Upavon
ⓘ
linked to:
RAF Central Flying School
|
| garrison |
Central Flying School
ⓘ
linked to:
RAF Central Flying School
RAF Strike Command ⓘ RAF Support Command ⓘ RAF Training Command ⓘ RAF Transport Command ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Former Royal Air Force stations
ⓘ
Military airfields on Salisbury Plain ⓘ Royal Air Force stations in Wiltshire ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Upavon ⓘ Wiltshire ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Salisbury Plain ⓘ |
| namedAfter | village of Upavon ⓘ |
| namedFor | Hugh Trenchard (through Trenchard Lines) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest military airfields in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
role in early military aviation training ⓘ |
| opened | 1912 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
Royal Flying Corps ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Ministry of Defence ⓘ |
| partOf |
Salisbury Plain Training Area
ⓘ
linked to:
Salisbury Plain
|
| postClosureUse |
British Army base
ⓘ
administrative site ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
administrative headquarters
ⓘ
command headquarters ⓘ flying training ⓘ |
| region |
South West England
ⓘ
linked to:
southwest England
|
| runwaySurface | grass ⓘ |
| usedBy | British Army ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
First World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War I
Second World War ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: RAF Upavon Description of subject: RAF Upavon was a historic Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, England, notable as an early military airfield and later a key command and administrative headquarters.
Referenced by (3)
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