RAF Boulmer
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Royal Air Force Boulmer or more simply RAF Boulmer /ˈbuːmər/[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.
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RAF Boulmer | |||||||||
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Near Boulmer, Northumberland in England | |||||||||
Coordinates | 55°25′19″N 001°36′12″W | ||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||
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Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
Controlled by | No. 11 Group (Multi-domain Operations) | ||||||||
Size | 1100 Service personnel, civil servants and contractors | ||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1940 (1940) (Original site) 1953 (Current site) | ||||||||
In use | 1940-1945 (1945) (Original site) 1953-present (Current site) | ||||||||
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Current commander | Wing Commander Charlotte Best | ||||||||
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Identifiers | ICAO: EGQM, WMO: 03240 | ||||||||
Elevation | 24 metres (79 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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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.