model airplane: Pan American World Airways, Douglas DC-6B

Date:c. 1955
Medium:Metal, paint, ink
Credit Line: Gift of Constance Ogilvie
Accession Number:2002.013.001 a b
Dimensions:6 1/4 x 16 x 17 1/2 inches (15.9 x 40.6 x 44.5 cm)
Collection:Aviation Museum
Category:Model Aircraft
Subcategory:Model Airplane
Artist, designer, maker :Modellbau Schaarschmidt
airline: Pan American World Airways
aircraft: Douglas DC-6B , Douglas DC-6
company: Pan American World Airways
Registration number: N6518C
Description

Model airplane of Pan American World Airways, Douglas DC-6B “Clipper Liberty Bell”; a. white fuselage with striped blue cheatline; silver wings and four engine propellers, logotype and aircraft registration number “N6518C” on wing tips; “PAA Super 6 Clipper” and U.S. flag on vertical stabilizer; scale 1:75; b. silver metal stand with blue winged globe logo and text, “Super 6.”

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    <div>Gift of Constance Ogilvie</div>
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