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Scale 1:75  Length 16"  Wingspan 18"

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The Douglas DC-6 was one of the first airplanes to fly a regularly scheduled around-the-world route. With its higher performance, increased room, greater payload and pressurized cabin, it was a natural evolution of the DC-4. During its 11-year production run, Douglas delivered 704 DC-6s, 167 of them military versions. American Airlines and United Airlines ordered the commercial DC-6 in 1946, and Pan American Airways used the DC-6 to start tourist-class service across the North Atlantic.

The 29th DC-6 was ordered by the Air Force adapted as the Presidential aircraft and was called "The Independence" after President Harry Truman’s hometown.

The larger, all-cargo DC-6A first flew Sept. 29, 1949. After the Korean War broke out in 1951, the military ordered DC-6As modified as either C-118A "Liftmaster" personnel carriers, as the Navy’s R6D transports or as MC-118As for aero-medical evacuation.

Between 1947 and 1959, Douglas built 704 DC-6s. The DC-6 was is still flying with smaller airlines around the world.

First flight: February 15th, 1946
Length:      100 ft
Wingspan: 117 ft
Engines:     Four  2,400 hp Pratt&Whitney R2800CB
Speed:        308 mph
Altitude:     28,000 ft
Range:       2,990 miles
Crew:         Three and 52-102 passengers