PART of a huge 747 plane has been pictured being transported along the motorway.

The fuselage left Cotswold Airport, near Cirencester, at 9.30am this morning and joined the M5 at junction 11 before making its way north through Worcestershire.

Cotswold Journal: The top deck of the plane is being turned into a tourist attractionThe top deck of the plane is being turned into a tourist attraction

The top deck of one of the last BA 747s due to be scrapped in the UK, it is on its way to Manchester, where it will go on display in an aircraft hangar.

Airline memorabilia company Doors2Manual is planning to turn it into a tourist attraction, wedding venue and educational destination.

Worcester News reader Lynda Pearce spotted the aircraft at junction 6 of the motorway and managed to capture a video of it passing under a bridge.