DC6s on their way to South Wales

St Athan based GJD Aerospace has announced that it is preparing to move two Douglas DC6 aircraft from Coventry to St Athan.

One of the aircraft, former British Eagle Airlines G-APSA will be displayed at South Wales Aviation Museum once it has arrived in the Vale of Glamorgan.

The other aircraft, former Air Atlantique G-SIXC, was being used as the DC6 Diner until it closed in 2017.

In a post on their Facebook page, GJD Aerospace said: “After 10 months or so of preparing B737’s for shipment to China we finally get a gap in the program to do something nostalgic. GJD are now preparing to move the two DC6’s from Coventry to St Athan, The former British Eagle aircraft G-APSA will be going on display at SWAM.”

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