Consolidated XB-32 41-18336 in flight
B-32 “Direct From Tokyo” of the 386th BS, 312th BG 1945
Pair of B-32 bombers in flight
B-32 42-108537 Kingman AB
B-32 42-108471 3
B-32 42-108476
B-32 42-108522
B-32 42-108471, color photo
B-32 of the 386th BS. 312th 312th Bombardment Group (Heavy) at Clark Field 1945
Consolidated B-32 Dominator on the ground ground
Consolidated B-32 Dominator on the ground ground 2
1st prototype XB-32 Dominator 41-141 taxiing
B-32 Dominator 42-108471 in flight 3
B-32 assembly canceled at Ft. Worth November 1945
B-32 Dominator 42-108476 in flight
XB-32 Dominator 41-142, 2nd prototype in flight
B-32 Dominator 42-108471 in flight
Crew trainer TB-32-10-CF Dominator 42-108506
TB-32 42-108511 and others lined up on the final assembly line
B-32 42-108471 experimentally fitted with B-29A tailfin
B-32-1-CF Dominator serial 42-108471, August 1945
A twin-tailed XB-32 Dominator on the ground
TB-32 42-108524 in flight with bomb doors open to drop bombs
B-32 Dominator 42-108471 in flight 2
B-32 42-108471 experimentally fitted with B-29A tailfin 2
B-32 Dominator in flight 1945
Consolidated B-32-25-CF Dominator s/n 42-108547 in flight
XB-32 s/n 41-142 in flight
XB-32 s/n 41-142 28 February 1944
Third XB-32 41-18336 in flight
B-32 Dominator 42-108471 in flight 4
3rd prototype XB-32 41-18336 in flight
XB-32 2nd prototype, turrets in extended position
B-32 Dominator 42-108532 “Hobo Queen II” of the 386th BS, 312th BG, 5th AF
B-32 42-108543 of the 312th Bomb Group refueling Yontan airfield Okinawa
Dominator 42-108532 named “Hobo Queen II” of the 386th Bomb Squadron, 312th Bomb Group
B-32 Dominator 42-108536 in flight during World War II
Dominator 42-108529 “The Lady Is Fresh” of the 312th BG, Clark Field, Luzon
Dominator 42-108529 “The Lady Is Fresh” of the 312th Bomb Group 386th Bomb Squadron, Clark Field
Dominator 42-108532 On Florida Blanca Airstrip, Luzon, Philippine Islands, August 1945
B-32 Dominator 42-108472 in flight
42-108532 “Hobo Queen II” of the 386th BS, 312th BG
Consolidated B-32 42-108578 Taxiing Towards The Runway On Yontan Airstrip Before Take Off 25 August 1945
B-32 Dominator bomber at the airfield
Consolidated B-32 Dominator
Consolidated B-32 Dominator in flight
B-32 Dominator in the Philippines, 312nd bomb group 1945
B-32 Dominator front view
Consolidated B-32 Dominator was a last heavy bomber made for USAAF during World War II. Conceived as a B-29 Superfortress insurance, entered production in January 1944.
Specifications:
variant | XB-32 (prototype) | B-32A Dominator (Terminator) – Consolidated model 34 |
crew | 6-11 | 10 |
wingspan (m) | 41,15 | 41,15 |
lenght (m) | 25,30 | 25,02 |
height (m) | 6,35 | 9,80 |
wing area (m2) | 132,11 | 132,11 |
empty weight (kg) | 29466 | 27125 |
normal take-off weight (kg) | 45748 | 45000 |
max take-off weight (kg) | 51075 | 55462 |
engines | Wright R-3350-13, Cyclone, radial, twin row 18 cylinders, air cooled, supercharged.2200 hp for take-off | Wright R-3350-23A Cyclone, radial, twin row 18 cylinders, air cooled, supercharged2200 hp for take-off |
fuel (l) | 20668 (3629 kg bombs), 26640 (max) | |
max speed (km/h) | 605 | 574 at 9144 m |
cruising speed (km/h) | 467 | |
landing speed | 154 | |
service ceiling (m) | 9357 | 9357 |
climb to | 7500 / 38 m | |
range (km) | 7160 | 6758 (max); 1287 with max bomb load |
climb to | ||
bombs (kg) | 9072 | 9072 |
armament | 14 x 12,7 mm, 1 x20 mm, | 10 x 12,7 mm |
production | 2 | 115 |
Reference:
- Dominator: The Story of the Consolidated B-32 Bomber By Stephen Harding & James I. Long – Pictorial Histories Pub Co 1984
- John Wegg: General Dynamics Aircraft and their Predecessors, Putnam
- Airplane commander trining manual for the B-32 Dominator – AAF manual 51-126-7, 1945
- S. Army Air Forces In The Pacific – Aero Pictorials 2
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Combat Aircraft of World War II – Bill Gunston
- Cataclysm, General Hap Arnold and the Defeat of Japan – Herman S. Wolk, University of North Texas Press
- Burning Japan – Air Force Bombing Strategy Change in the Pacific – Daniel T. Schwabe
- Whirlwind The Air War Against Japan 1942-1945 – Barrett Tillman
- Bombs Away! Representing the Air War over Europe and Japan – Wilfried Wilms, William Rasch
- William Wolf – Consolidated B-32 Dominator, The Ultimate Look: From Drawing Board to Scrapyard; 2006
- Benjamin A. Sinko – Echoes of the Dominator, The Tales and the Men Who Flew the B-32; 2007
- Stephen Harding – Last to Die: A Defeated Empire, a Forgotten Mission, and the Last American Killed in World War II, 2015
- Michael J. Clarignbould, Lawrence J Hickey: Rampage of the Roarin’ 20’s : The Illustrated History of the 312th Bombardment Group During WWII, Eagles Over the Pacific Series – Vol 3
- Robert E. Bradley – Convair Advanced Designs: Secret Projects from San Diego 1923-1962; 2010
- United States. Army Air Forces – Airplane Commander Training Manual For The Dominator
- Donald Nijboer – Air Combat 1945: The Aircraft of World War II’s Final Year, Stackpole Military Photo Series; 2015