RAF Boulmer
| RAF Boulmer | |
|---|---|
| Near Boulmer, Northumberland in England | |
A Phantom aircraft as gate guardian | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Royal Air Force station |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator | Royal Air Force |
| Controlled by | No. 2 Group RAF |
| Open to the public | no |
| Size | 1,000 Service personnel, civil servants and contractors |
| Website | www |
| Location | |
RAF Boulmer Shown within Northumberland | |
| Coordinates | 55°25′19″N 001°36′12″W / 55.42194°N 1.60333°W |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1940 (Original site) 1953 (Current site) |
| In use | 1940-1945 (Original site) 1953-present (Current site) |
| Garrison information | |
| Current commander | Wing Commander Joe Redhead |
Royal Air Force Boulmer or more simply RAF Boulmer /ˈbuːmər/ is a Royal Air Force station near Alnwick in Northumberland, England, and is home to the Air Command and Control Force, 19 Sqn - Control and Reporting Centre (CRC) Boulmer, 20 Sqn - Operational Conversion Unit (OCU) and 144 Signals Unit (SU).
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.