Douglas DC-6
Sign in to saveAlso known as Douglas C-118, C-118 Liftmaster, DC-6 aircraft, R6D, DC6
1946 airliner family
Key facts
- Type
- Airliner /transport aircraft
- Manufacturer
- Douglas Aircraft Company
- Status
- In limited service
- Primary users
- Pan American World Airways Northwest Orient Airlines , Capital Airlines , Everts Air Cargo
- Manufactured
- 1946–1958
- Introduction date
- March 1947 with American Airlines and United Airlines
- First flight
- 15 February 1946
- Developed from
- Douglas DC-4
- Developed into
- Douglas DC-7
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Encyclopedic overview
The Douglas DC-6 is a piston-powered airliner and cargo aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1946 to 1958. Originally intended as a military transport near the end of World War II, Douglas reworked it after the war to compete with the Lockheed Constellation in the long-range commercial transport market. Douglas built over 700, and many still fly in cargo, military, and wildfire control roles.
The DC-6 was known as the C-118 Liftmaster in United States Air Force service and as the R6D in United States Navy service before 1962, after which all U.S. Navy variants were also designated as the C-118.
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