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.