American
Airlines Douglas DC-6B N90755
(c/n 43267)
The main differentiating
identity difference between the DC-6 and DC-6B was that the latter
had two extra windows in the
front of the main cabin windows, clearly seen in the above shot
from American Airlines, circa 1952. The
DC-6B was, in my opinion the very best of all the
Douglas four engine transports
(even including the DC-7 series). They were elegant, comfortable,
well liked by their crews
and, above all, economic. American first put them into service on
29 April
1951. Interestingly, American was one of the few, if
the only airline (at least in the
US) who elected not to paint the tops of their aircraft white.
N90755 was sold in 1967 to the
Mexican national oil company
Pemex as XC-TAP.