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Douglas DC-6A/B

DC6-45179Unknown

RegistrationUSN551CE

EVOperatorEverts Air Cargo

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Douglas DC-6A/B. Has operated for Fuerza Aerea de Chile, United States Air Force and Everts Air Cargo.

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Technical data

ManufacturerDouglas

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

MSN45179

Hex / ICAO 24-bitA70359

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Douglas DC-6

Figures for the DC-6B variant, the most representative of the family

Length32.2 m106 ft

Wingspan35.8 m117 ft

Height8.7 m29 ft

Range4,840 km2,613 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed507 km/h274 ktMach 0.48

Service ceiling7,600 m24,934 ft

Maximum take-off weight48,500 kg106,924 lb

Maximum payload23,390 kg51,566 lbIts 54 passengers with baggage would weigh about 5.4 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity54 passengersUp to 102 in a high-density layout

Endurance9 h 33 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 4,840 km range, from Bellingham it could fly non-stop as far as:

HAVHavana4,532 km MIAMiami4,444 km CUNCancún4,412 km JFKNew York3,887 km MEXMexico City3,880 km

Beyond its rangePTYTocumen5,962 km

The type first flew in 1946 (80 years ago) · About 704 units built · Production ended in 1958

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1957–2000Western Airlines airline base

Base

BLIBellingham LAXLos Angeles SLCSalt Lake City

2012–2026Everts Air Cargo airline base

Base

FAIFairbanks

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

Sep 1, 1957

Delivered to Western Airlines

Delivered to Western Airlines as N93124.

Sep 12, 2000

Transferred to Conair Aviation

Transferred to Conair Aviation.

Jun 21, 2012

Transferred to Everts Air Cargo

Transferred to Everts Air Cargo.

Operators

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Fuerza Aerea de Chile

Registration 985

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United States Air Force

Registration 65-12816

1957-09-01

Western Airlines

Registration N93124

2000-09-12

Conair Aviation

Registration C-GJKT

2012-06-21

Everts Air Cargo

Registration N551CE

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Douglas DC-6A/B · N551CE · Everts Air Cargo}},
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  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-21},
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