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Since Northern Air Cargo abandoned their regular service with the Douglas DC-6, Everts Air Cargo is the last airline in the United States to operate scheduled flights with a rather large fleet of 60-year-old piston-powered aircraft. In a 2007 video interview, the Anchorage Station Manager stated that the DC-6 was still considered to be a ...
English: A DC-6 of Everts Air Cargo, photographed at Deadhorse Airport (SCC) in northern Alaska, 2 July 2016. From the markings on the nose gear door this seems to be aircraft N6174C, a DC-6A built in 1954.
Everts Air Cargo DC-6 lifting off at Anchorage. Since Northern Air Cargo abandoned their regular service with the Douglas DC-6, Everts Air Cargo is the last airline in the United States to operate scheduled flights with a rather large fleet of 60-year-old piston-powered aircraft. In a 2007 video interview, the Anchorage Station Manager stated ...
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 DC-6B of Swiss airline Balair in 1976. The Douglas DC-6 is a piston-powered airliner and transport aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1946 to 1958. . Originally intended as a military transport near the end of World War II, it was reworked after the war to compete with the Lockheed Constellation in the long-range commercial transport
A great number of airlines and air forces from several countries included the Douglas DC-6 in their fleets at some point in time. Today most DC-6s are inactive, stored, or preserved in museums; although a number are still flying in northern bush operations in Alaska and Canada, while several are based in Europe and a few other DC-6s are still in operation for small carriers in South America.
DC-6 aircraft on display at Chena Hot Springs, Alaska, USA. Everts Air Cargo retired the Douglas DC-6A N6174C “Good Grief” on October 2, 2016, after it made the final flight from Anchorage to Chena Hot Springs, after its 62-year flight career. [12]
As of August 2021, there are three aircraft known to be regularly flown in active revenue service; one with Everts Air Cargo, N54514 Maid in Japan and two with Buffalo Airways. In addition, there is one airworthy Museum example; N78774 Tinker Belle which frequently takes part in Spring through Autumn airshows and museum events.