Sea Kings in UK 2020?
 

Strange noise in the sky just now turns in to grey Sea King flying over Tern Hill towards Chester (no doubt IFR - following the A41). Didn't realise we had any still flying in UK, so who is operating them?

Historic Helicopters in Chard have/will have 2 ex RAF HAR.3s and at least by current plans 1 HC.4 and soon to get 2 ex Belgian airframes.

Aside from that Germany and Norway are still flying them. I don't know who else is still flying Westland built airframes ? India, Pakistan??

They now have more than that, they also have their Wessex and Whirlwind :) I think you will find they are looking for Belgique pilots for the Belgique ones?

Historic Helicopters Sea King HAR.3 G-SKNG (the former XZ597) headed north out of Chard this morning.

to Cumbernauld

Thank you - I didn't believe my eyes (my initial thoughts were that I could hear a Wessex coming our way). Nice to see one again tho'.

There is also Heliops at Portland which have 2 ex Navy SAR Mk 5 cabs instructing German aircrew, but also have a newly built maintenance facility in Somerton Somerset and I think there are 3 ex Mk3s there being made airworthy for aircrew instruction. Heliops at Portland currently have a planning application in for a new maintenance hanger there too.