50 Flugzeuge vom Typ DC-6 bestellte American Airlines in den späten Vierzigerjahren beim Hersteller McDonnell Douglas. Das Original zu diesem limitierten In the late 40s, American Airlines ordered 50 airplanes type DC-6 from the manufacturer McDonnell Douglas. The original of this limited model, N90744 “Flagship Roanoke”, was commissioned in November 1947. It remained in operation for American Airlines for more than 20 years before it was sold to Columbia.