Alaska Airlines originated in 1932 as McGee Airways and became Alaska Airlines in 1944. From 1946 until 1963 Alaska Airlines operated 3 former USAAF C-54 aircraft. One aircraft was former USAAF C-54 44–9013 c/n 27239 built in 1944 and had been acquired from American Airlines after WWII. In 1946 the aircraft was purchased by Alaska Airlines and retained the registration N90449 and named Starliner Seattle. On March 2, 1957 N90449 flew too low in cloud and hit a mountain while on approach to Seattle killing all 5 people on board.

Features:

• 1/200 scale die-cast metal with minimal use of plastic.
• All markings are tampo (pad) applied, no decals to discolour or flake.
• Free-spinning propellers.
• Rolling wheels.
• Landing gear can be removed or added.
• Model comes with a display stand.
• A brief history of the aircraft type and the airline is supplied with each model.