RAF Swinderby
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RAF Swinderby was a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, primarily used during the Second World War and the Cold War as a bomber and later training base.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| RAF Swinderby canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10398347 — 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 Swinderby Context triple: [No. 50 Squadron RAF, garrison, RAF Swinderby]
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A.
RAF Wittering
RAF Wittering is a Royal Air Force station in Cambridgeshire, England, historically known as the "Home of the Harrier" and an important base for fast jet and support operations.
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B.
RAF Skellingthorpe
RAF Skellingthorpe was a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, that served as a key Bomber Command airfield during the Second World War.
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C.
RAF Waddington
RAF Waddington is a major Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, known primarily as a hub for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance operations and as the home base of the Red Arrows aerobatic display team.
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D.
RAF Woodhall Spa
RAF Woodhall Spa was a former Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, notably used by bomber squadrons during World War II.
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E.
RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey
RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey was a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, that served as a key fighter base 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 Swinderby Target entity description: RAF Swinderby was a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, primarily used during the Second World War and the Cold War as a bomber and later training base.
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A.
RAF Wittering
RAF Wittering is a Royal Air Force station in Cambridgeshire, England, historically known as the "Home of the Harrier" and an important base for fast jet and support operations.
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B.
RAF Skellingthorpe
RAF Skellingthorpe was a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, that served as a key Bomber Command airfield during the Second World War.
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C.
RAF Waddington
RAF Waddington is a major Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, known primarily as a hub for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance operations and as the home base of the Red Arrows aerobatic display team.
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D.
RAF Woodhall Spa
RAF Woodhall Spa was a former Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, notably used by bomber squadrons during World War II.
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E.
RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey
RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey was a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, that served as a key fighter base during the Second World War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| airfieldType | military airfield ⓘ |
| airspaceType | controlled military airspace ⓘ |
| category |
Royal Air Force stations in Lincolnshire
ⓘ
Royal Air Force training stations ⓘ World War II airfields in Lincolnshire ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| environment | rural ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| garrison | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| hasAccess | A46 road vicinity ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
aircrew selection
ⓘ
basic recruit training ⓘ initial training ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
domestic site
ⓘ
hangars ⓘ runways ⓘ technical site ⓘ |
| hasRole |
aircrew training station
ⓘ
bomber airfield ⓘ recruit training station ⓘ |
| hasRunwayConfiguration | triangular ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeArea | North Kesteven district ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Swinderby, Lincolnshire ⓘ |
| location |
England
ⓘ
Lincolnshire ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Lincoln ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Newark-on-Trent ⓘ |
| notableFor |
use as bomber base in WWII
ⓘ
use as training base in Cold War ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bomber Command
ⓘ
Training Command ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
bomber base
ⓘ
training base ⓘ |
| region | East Midlands ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| service | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| stationCode | SW ⓘ |
| usedBy |
RAF Bomber Command units
ⓘ
RAF training units ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
Second World War ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
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: RAF Swinderby Description of subject: RAF Swinderby was a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, primarily used during the Second World War and the Cold War as a bomber and later training base.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.