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The DC-6 was Douglas Aircraft's response to Lockheed's Constellation. Slightly longer than the DC-4 and pressurized like the "Connie," the DC-6 could carry 60 passengers and had heating elements in its wings to prevent icing. United introduced the DC-6 in 1947, and after overcoming some initial problems it became widely used. Perhaps the epitome of piston-engine airliner design, the Douglas DC-6B combined unrivalled operating efficiency and reliability. Its slightly stretched fuselage could carry 88 passengers. DC-6Bs entered service with United in 1952, and Pan Am used them to pioneer tourist fares across the Atlantic. 

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FLY VFE is one of a very small number of operators still keeping the DC6 in the air.  We operate 3 aircraft, used on cargo routes.