RAF Boulmer

RAF Boulmer
Near Boulmer, Northumberland in England
A Phantom aircraft as gate guardian
Semper in exubitu vigilans
(Latin for 'Always the Vigilant Sentry')
Site information
TypeRoyal Air Force station
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byNo. 2 Group RAF
Open to
the public
no
Size1,000 Service personnel, civil servants and contractors
Websitewww.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-boulmer/
Location
RAF Boulmer
Shown within Northumberland
Coordinates55°25′19″N 001°36′12″W / 55.42194°N 1.60333°W / 55.42194; -1.60333
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 Joe Redhead

Royal Air Force Boulmer or more simply RAF Boulmer /ˈbmər/ 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.