Roden 307 Douglas VC-118 The Independence 1:144

In 1944 the Douglas company designed the C-112, a development of its precursor, the well-known C-54 transport aircraft. The civilian version of the C-112 was named the DC-6 and by 1946 had already successfully passed its tests. The following year the first production aircraft were delivered to customers, among whom were leading U.S. carriers such as United Airlines and Pan American. Series production lasted until 1958, during which time manufacturing plants released more than 500 aircraft of the different versions of the type, the most common of which was the DC-6B.

The U.S. military, which after the end of WWII canceled a number of contracts for the purchase of new machines, renewed its interest in this promising transport aircraft. After some changes to the design of the 'military DC-6', given the new designation of C-118, they were delivered to the U.S. Air Force and Navy. 166 military machines were built over the next few years. Aircraft for the U.S. Air Force were designated C-118A and C-118B, while Navy aircraft were designated R6D.