Aircraft Photo of NC90891 | Douglas DC-6 | National Airlines | AirHistory.net #208468
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:NC90891
Fleet number:37
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-6
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-6 (C-118/R6D/Liftmaster)
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-6
C/n (msn):43055 / 37
Operator Titles:National Airlines
Location
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:California, United States
 
Photo Date:1947
Photo from:Ed Coates Collection / CAHS
Photo ID: 208468
Photo Comment

This DC-6, seen here in National's original 'Route of the Buccaneers' livery, was delivered in 1947. It was the first of eight DC-6s flown by the airline, which were then all known as Buccaneer 400s. This aircraft crashed after take off from Newark, New Jersey on February 11, 1952. National Airlines publicity photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

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