• World War II and the Airlines
• Post-War Revival and Regulation
• The First "Fare Wars"
• A New Generation of Airliners
• Air Traffic Control Comes of Age
• The NACA Looks Beyond Propellers
• International Service
• Air Travel and Segregation
• At Your Service
• Douglas DC-7
• Regional Service
• The Era of Mass Air Travel Begins
• Fly Now! Airline Poster Advertising

Delta Douglas DC-6

The DC-6 was Douglas Aircraft's response to Lockheed's Constellation. United introduced the DC-6 in 1947, and after overcoming some initial problems it became widely used.

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Credit: National Air and Space Museum Archives

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