List of Douglas DC-6 operators

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.

Below are listed known operators of this airplane, both past and present (♠ indicate Original operators).

Civil operators

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  Aden
  Afghanistan
  Antigua
  Argentina
  Australia
  Belgium
  Bolivia
  Brazil
  Cambodia
  Canada
  Cayman Islands
  Chile
  Colombia
  Costa Rica
  Denmark
  Dominican Republic
  Ecuador
  Egypt
  El Salvador
  Ethiopia
  Finland
  France
  Germany
  Greece
  Guatemala
  Haiti
  Honduras
  Hong Kong
  Iceland
  Indonesia
  Iran
  Italy
  Ivory Coast
  Japan
  Jordan
  Kuwait
  Laos
  Lebanon
  Libya
  Luxembourg
  Madagascar
  Malta
  Mexico
  Mozambique
  Namibia
  Nicaragua
  Netherlands
  Netherlands Antilles
  New Zealand
  Nigeria
  Norway
  Panama
  Peru
  Philippines
  Portugal
  Portuguese India (Goa)
  Republic of China
  Saudi Arabia
  Singapore
  Southern Rhodesia
  South Vietnam[1]
  Spain
  Suriname
 
Passengers deplaning an SAS DC-6
  Eswatini
  Sweden
  Sweden  Denmark  Norway
  Switzerland
  Syria
  Thailand
  Trinidad and Tobago
  United Kingdom
  United States
 
Pan Am Douglas DC-6B in 1954
  Venezuela
  Yemen
  Yugoslavia

Military operators

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Harry Truman's C-118, The Independence
  Argentina
  Belgium
  Bolivia
  Brazil
  Chile
  Republic of China
  Colombia
  Ecuador
  El Salvador
  France
  Germany
  Guatemala
  Honduras
  Italy
  South Korea
  Mexico
  New Zealand
  Panama
  Paraguay
  Peru
  Portugal
  United States
  South Vietnam
  Yugoslavia
  Zambia

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz da db dc dd de df dg dh di dj dk dl dm dn do dp dq dr ds dt du dv dw dx dy dz ea eb ec ed ee ef eg eh ei ej ek el em en eo ep eq er es et eu ev ew ex ey ez fa fb fc fd fe ff fg fh fi fj fk fl fm fn fo fp fq fr fs ft fu fv fw fx fy fz ga gb gc gd ge gf gg gh gi gj gk gl gm gn go gp gq gr gs gt Whittle 1971, pp. 77-80
  2. ^ a b "SOUTH EAST ASIA 1960s-1970s - INDONESIA & DUTCH NEW GUINEA". goodall.com.au. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Eastwood/Roach 1991, pp.169-199
  4. ^ "Home". thedc6.com.
  5. ^ "SINGAPORE and BALI 1980". goodall.com.au. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  6. ^ aeroflight

Sources

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  • Eastwood, Tony; John Roach (1991). Piston Engine Airliner Production List. The Aviation Hobby Shop. ISBN 0-907178-37-5.
  • Whittle, John A. (1971). The Douglas DC-6 and DC-7 Series. Air-Britain.