Re: AAO463
Posted: Sun May 24, 2015 8:27 pm
I drove past RAF Boulmer, on the Northumberland coast, while on my recent 500 mile 'Around The Edge' excursion.
This Phantom jet is on display outside the base.
As all things aeronautical often appear on the VMR website I thought it might be of interest.
The RAF Sea King helicopter search and rescue service operating from Boulmer is due to be axed in favour of a civilian contractor, based much further from the Northumberland coast - much to the dismay of the local community.
Quote from RAF Boulmer website:
RAF Boulmer is the headquarters of the Air Surveillance and Control System (ASACS) Force. Using ground based military and civilian radars, the Control and Reporting Centre (CRC) at RAF Boulmer is responsible for the compilation of a Recognised Air Picture (RAP) within the United Kingdom airspace and its approaches.
The CRC monitors the RAP 24/7 365 days a year to detect and identify all aircraft within it and provides tactical control of the Quick Reaction Alert Typhoons at RAF Lossiemouth and RAF Coningsby, which are launched to intercept unidentified aircraft.
RAF Boulmer is also home to A Flight 202 Squadron Search and Rescue who are ready to scramble in support of military personnel or civilians in distress at sea and on land.
This Phantom jet is on display outside the base.
As all things aeronautical often appear on the VMR website I thought it might be of interest.
The RAF Sea King helicopter search and rescue service operating from Boulmer is due to be axed in favour of a civilian contractor, based much further from the Northumberland coast - much to the dismay of the local community.
Quote from RAF Boulmer website:
RAF Boulmer is the headquarters of the Air Surveillance and Control System (ASACS) Force. Using ground based military and civilian radars, the Control and Reporting Centre (CRC) at RAF Boulmer is responsible for the compilation of a Recognised Air Picture (RAP) within the United Kingdom airspace and its approaches.
The CRC monitors the RAP 24/7 365 days a year to detect and identify all aircraft within it and provides tactical control of the Quick Reaction Alert Typhoons at RAF Lossiemouth and RAF Coningsby, which are launched to intercept unidentified aircraft.
RAF Boulmer is also home to A Flight 202 Squadron Search and Rescue who are ready to scramble in support of military personnel or civilians in distress at sea and on land.