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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.
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.
A United Airlines DC-6 crashed at MacArthur Airport during a training flight due to pilot error, killing the three crew. November 1, 1955 A time bomb exploded aboard United Airlines Flight 629, a DC-6 flying over Longmont, Colorado, killing all 44 people on board. A passenger's son was later trialed and convicted of placing the bomb on board.
Douglas DC-8-63: 8: 0: 200: 1968: 1988: The aircraft were used on services to New York and Chicago. The last aircraft was the last production aircraft of the DC-8. Two of the aircraft were bought in 1973–74 from Eastern Air Lines, but the same year SAS started retiring the model, selling some to Thai International and others to Scanair. [49]
A military Douglas DC-6 aircraft taking off from Gillot Airport at 23h 15' crashed two minutes later in the commune of Sainte-Marie, Réunion, resulting in the deaths of sixteen people, including French General Charles Ailleret . This aviation accident remains the deadliest in the history of La Réunion.
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