"Trans American Douglas DC-6B"-1959

Classic scene from that classic film!

Here is a Trans American, formerly North American Airways DC-6B masquerading as "Trans State" for the movie cameras.

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[CB48197]

This looks like a North American Airlines DC-6B.That airline is now out of business and was by 1955.

[mcdonnell220]

D'oh! You are SO RIGHT. :-) From what I could gather, this was the final livery, "Trans American" (Trans State for the film). Thanks so much for the info.

[stenic2]

movie ??

[mcdonnell220]

"The Crowded Sky"

[MrRonnieG]

Hey, why wear a shoulder harness when it feels so FREE not to wear 'em. Whoever the tech advisor was in this movie ~ needs to take a nut shot just on general principles.

This departure is out of what is now called Ronald Reagan Airport, National in the old days.

[scubawrestler]

@mcdonnell220 That was a great movie! For it's day, it was very accurate and extremely well filmed.

[citywide44]

There is a park at the end of that runway..Gravely Point, you can almost reach up & touch the planes.

[itsmegp46]

With Boeing 707's already flying by then, the DC-6's and 7's days were numbered.

[GSMSfromFV]

Dana Andrews is the pilot of course, and John Kerr is the co-pilot.  Kerr played Lt. Joe Cable in "South Pacific" in 1958.

[bryanttie]

we've come along way, not just in plane design but cinema too!

[vermontviking]

@mcdonnell220

"The Crowded Sky" is fun to watch, it's pretty much of a rip-off of "The Hight and the Mighty

[ckfsr]

The scenery as the plane gained attitude was Washington DC. WOW.