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RAF Boulmer
Near Boulmer, Northumberland in England
A Phantom aircraft as gate guardian
Semper in exubitu vigilans
(Latin for 'Always the Vigilant Sentry')
RAF Boulmer is located in Northumberland
RAF Boulmer
RAF Boulmer
Shown within Northumberland
Coordinates55°25′19″N 001°36′12″W / 55.42194°N 1.60333°W / 55.42194; -1.60333
TypeRoyal Air Force station
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byNo. 11 Group (Multi-domain Operations)
Size1100 Service personnel, civil servants and contractors
Websitewww.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-boulmer/ Edit this at Wikidata
Site history
Built1940 (1940) (Original site)
1953 (Current site)
In use1940-1945 (1945) (Original site)
1953-present (Current site)
Garrison information
Current
commander
Wing Commander Charlotte Best
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: EGQM, WMO: 03240
Elevation24 metres (79 ft) AMSL
Helipads
Number Length and surface
01 30 metres (98 ft) Asphalt
02 30 metres (98 ft) Asphalt

Royal Air Force Boulmer or more simply RAF Boulmer /ˈbmər/[note 1] is a Royal Air Force station near Alnwick in Northumberland, England, and is home to Aerospace Surveillance and Control System (ASACS) Force Command, Control and Reporting Centre (CRC) Boulmer.

The School of Aerospace Battle Management and support staff was based there until 26 July 2019; it has since moved to RAF Shawbury. Until 30 September 2015, it was also home to A Flight, No. 202 Squadron RAF, who flew the Westland Sea King HAR.3 in the SAR (Search and Rescue) role.

  1. ^ "RAF Boulmer (Hansard, 22 January 2004)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2019.


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