Search results for DC6

#Onthisday in 1918 DDL (Det Danske Luftfartselskab A/S), or Danish Air Lines, was founded. This image was posted on October 29, 2019. #sas #aviationhistory #transitmaps #norway #denmark #sweden #traveltuesday

#Onthisday in 1951, Eastern Air Lines introduced the Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation. This image was posted on December 15, 2016.

#Onthisday in 1952, Pan American World Airways received their first delivery of a Douglas DC-6B. #Aviationhistory #Avgeek #DC6 #PanAm This tweet was posted on February 27, 2017.

#Onthisday in 1952, Pan American World Airways received their first delivery of a Douglas DC-6B. This image was posted on February 27, 2017.

This image was posted on January 23, 2017. #deltaliner #delta #dc6

The Cessna DC-6 is an aircraft that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.

The Douglas DC-6 is an aircraft that is relevant to the SFO Museum collection.

Flight packets given to passengers in the 1940s and 1950s consisted of various passenger information and amenities including postcards, luggage tags, route maps, and informational materials on aircraft and aviation procedures. This image was posted on March 19, 2017. #avgeek #aviationhistory #united #dc6 #vintage #vintageaviation #vintageads #vintangeadvertisements

In 1948, BCPA received the new, long-range, pressurized Douglas DC-6 airliner. For the long, forty-hour, multi-stop Southern Cross route, each aircraft was comfortably equipped with reclining seats, sleeping berths, and a lounge in the aft. #FlyingSouthernCross #AvGeek This tweet was posted on February 16, 2023.

In the decade between the late-1930s and late-1940s, United Air Lines introduced a series of modern airliners that elevated air travel to new levels of speed and comfort. This image was posted on August 11, 2017. #themainline #flyingthemainline #united #unitedairlines #travelposter #travel #instatravel #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #instaplane #flying #plane #flight #airline #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily #travelposter #hawaii

In the early 1940s, Pan American Airways established regular service to Auckland, New Zealand, with their Boeing 314 Clipper flying boats. This image was posted on August 30, 2022. #airmaildownunder #avgeek #philately #panam

In the late 1940s, land-based aircraft, like the Douglas DC-4, the DC-6, and the Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, made regularly operated commercial air routes between the United States & Australia a reality for airmail, cargo, and passengers alike. #AirmailDownUnder #AvGeek This tweet was posted on August 30, 2022.

Introduced by United Air Lines and American Airlines in 1946, the DC-6 was the first new American-designed airliner to operate during the postwar years. #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 21, 2021.

Introduced in 1951, the #Lockheed 1049 Super #Constellation was an enhanced-range, stretched upgrade of the 049 Constellation and was designed primarily to compete on #transatlantic routes with the Douglas DC-6. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on October 25, 2018.

Introduced in 1951, the Lockheed 1049 Super Constellation was an enhanced-range, stretched upgrade of the 049 Constellation and was designed primarily to compete on transatlantic routes with the Douglas DC-6. This image was posted on October 25, 2018. #aviationevolutions #jimlund #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #modelplane #scalemodel #avgeeks

Introduced in 1951, the Lockheed 1049 Super Constellation was an improved, long-range, stretched version of the 049 Constellation. This image was posted on September 05, 2018. #avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #connie #superconnie #constellation #twa #henrydreyfuss #postcard

Introduced in 1951, the Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation was an enhanced-range, stretched upgrade of the L-049 Constellation and was designed primarily to compete on transoceanic routes with the Douglas DC-6. #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on May 26, 2021.

Introduced in 1951, the Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation was an enhanced-range, stretched upgrade of the L-049 Constellation and was developed primarily to compete on transatlantic routes with the Douglas DC-6. This image was posted on May 26, 2021. #wingwednesday #avgeek #airplane #lockheed #l1049 #superconstellation

Later DC-6 variants had a longer fuselage, increased range, and higher weight capabilities, and include the DC-6A cargo-liner, the DC-6B passenger-liner, and the convertible cargo/passenger DC-6C. #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 21, 2021.

On January 25, 1929, Panagra (Pan American-Grace Airways Inc.) This image was posted on March 21, 2017. #traveltuesday #panagra #panamerican #panam #panamericangraceairways #southamerica #avgeek #aviationhistory #vintage #vintageaviation #vintageads #vintangeadvertisements

On May 1, 1947, #United Air Lines inaugurated their first flight to #Honolulu in a #Douglas DC-6, an eight-hour trip from San Francisco. This image was posted on December 27, 2016. #dc6 #vintage #vintageadvertising #advertising #avgeek #aviationhistory

One of the first Australian airlines to operate transpacific commercial air services to America was BCPA (British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines) which was formed by the governments of Australia, Great Britain, and New Zealand in 1947. This image was posted on February 16, 2023. #flyingsoutherncross #australia #avgeek

One of the most economical large propliners to operate during the postwar period and beyond, over 700 Douglas DC-6 were built and added to airline fleets worldwide. #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 21, 2021.

Philippine Air Lines (PAL) was established in 1941 by various businessmen, including Andrés Soriano. This image was posted on February 26, 2020. #avgeek #pal #philippineairlines #dc6

The Douglas DC-6 was initially conceived of as a military transport but its design was changed to a civilian airliner following the end of WWII. It was fundamentally an updated, enlarged, and pressurized DC-4 built to compete with the Lockheed L-049 Constellation. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on April 21, 2021.

The Douglas DC-6 was initially conceived of as a military transport but its design was changed to a civilian airliner following the end of World War II. This image was posted on April 21, 2021. #wingwednesday #avgeek #airplane #dc6 #douglasdc6

The Douglas DC-6 was initially conceived of as a military transport, but with the end of World War II, the design was changed to a civilian airliner, primarily in an effort to compete with the Lockheed Constellation. This image was posted on September 04, 2019. #airliner #airplane #plane #cockpit #photography #avgeek

📸 1/4: United, American, Douglas DC-6 ceremony; c. 1946 Gift of United Airlines Archives 1999.047.255 Pan Am, DC-6B “Clipper Liberty Bell”; c. 1950 Transfer 1993.03.07 American, DC-6B, @flySFO; 1953 Gift of William T. Larkins 2000.026.001 This tweet was posted on April 21, 2021.

📸 2/4: United, DC-6; c. 1950 Gift of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum 2008.060.009 United, DC-6A; c. 1950 Gift of United Airlines Archives 1999.047.158 Northern Air Cargo, DC-6B-ST; c. 1970 Gift of the Pan Am Association 2000.058.0472.040 This tweet was posted on April 21, 2021.

📸 3/4: Braniff, Douglas DC-6; c. 1947 Gift of M.D. Klaas 2018.112.0086 Panagra, DC-6; c. 1950 Gift of M.D. Klaas 2018.112.0300 Japan Air Lines, DC-6B, @flySFO; 1954 Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.165.103 a b This tweet was posted on April 21, 2021.

📸 4/4: Tasman Empire Airways Limited, DC-6, Nadi Airport; 1950s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.166.1427 This tweet was posted on April 21, 2021.