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 …

In 1944, the DC-6 project was designated by the United States Army Air Force as the XC-112. The Army had a requirement for a stretched and pressurized type of the C-54 Skymaster …

73 civilian DC-6A machines were built, along with 101 "C-118A Liftmaster" machines for the US Air Force. The C-118As had some military kit and a convertible interior to allow them to carry …

Sep 11, 2024 · Among the most iconic piston-powered airliners of the 1950s was the Douglas DC-6, a four-engine propeller-driven aircraft designed by the Douglas Aircraft Company for the …

N874TA (cn44641/584) is a C-118A Liftmaster, a DC-6 version for the US Air Force and US Navy. It was capable of carrying either 74 people or 12 tons of cargo. And there was a version where …

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 prior to 1962 after which all U.S. Navy variants were also …

The Douglas DC-6 is a piston two engined airliner and transport aircraft. It was intended as a military aircraft by the end of World War 1. It was used in the United States Air Force and …

The Douglas DC-6 is a four-engine long-range Airliner with a capacity of maximum 102 passengers produced by the US-American manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company. The …

The DC-6C, the last DC-6 model to be developed, was a convertible passenger/freight version of the DC-6A. Meanwhile renewed military interest in the DC-6 was sparked by the Korean War, …

The DC-6 was an expansion to the wartime C-54, which had been intended to be the civil DC-4. The DC-4 first flew in 1942 and was followed almost immediately by enhancements that …