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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:
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- Consolidated XB-32 41-18336 in flight
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- B-32 “Direct From Tokyo” of the 386th BS, 312th BG 1945
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- Pair of B-32 bombers in flight
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- B-32 42-108537 Kingman AB
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- B-32 42-108471 3
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- B-32 42-108476
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- B-32 42-108522
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- B-32 42-108471, color photo
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- B-32 of the 386th BS. 312th 312th Bombardment Group (Heavy) at Clark Field 1945
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- Consolidated B-32 Dominator on the ground ground
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- Consolidated B-32 Dominator on the ground ground 2
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- 1st prototype XB-32 Dominator 41-141 taxiing
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- B-32 Dominator 42-108471 in flight 3
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- B-32 assembly canceled at Ft. Worth November 1945
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- B-32 Dominator 42-108476 in flight
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- XB-32 Dominator 41-142, 2nd prototype in flight
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- B-32 Dominator 42-108471 in flight
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- Crew trainer TB-32-10-CF Dominator 42-108506
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- TB-32 42-108511 and others lined up on the final assembly line
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- B-32 42-108471 experimentally fitted with B-29A tailfin
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- B-32-1-CF Dominator serial 42-108471, August 1945
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- A twin-tailed XB-32 Dominator on the ground
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- TB-32 42-108524 in flight with bomb doors open to drop bombs
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- B-32 Dominator 42-108471 in flight 2
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- B-32 42-108471 experimentally fitted with B-29A tailfin 2
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- B-32 Dominator in flight 1945
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- Consolidated B-32-25-CF Dominator s/n 42-108547 in flight
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- XB-32 s/n 41-142 in flight
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- XB-32 s/n 41-142 28 February 1944
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- Third XB-32 41-18336 in flight
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- B-32 Dominator 42-108471 in flight 4
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- 3rd prototype XB-32 41-18336 in flight
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- XB-32 2nd prototype, turrets in extended position
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- B-32 Dominator 42-108532 “Hobo Queen II” of the 386th BS, 312th BG, 5th AF
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- B-32 42-108543 of the 312th Bomb Group refueling Yontan airfield Okinawa
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- Dominator 42-108532 named “Hobo Queen II” of the 386th Bomb Squadron, 312th Bomb Group
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- B-32 Dominator 42-108536 in flight during World War II
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- Dominator 42-108529 “The Lady Is Fresh” of the 312th BG, Clark Field, Luzon
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- Dominator 42-108529 “The Lady Is Fresh” of the 312th Bomb Group 386th Bomb Squadron, Clark Field
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- Dominator 42-108532 On Florida Blanca Airstrip, Luzon, Philippine Islands, August 1945
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- B-32 Dominator 42-108472 in flight
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- 42-108532 “Hobo Queen II” of the 386th BS, 312th BG
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- Consolidated B-32 42-108578 Taxiing Towards The Runway On Yontan Airstrip Before Take Off 25 August 1945
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- B-32 Dominator bomber at the airfield
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- Consolidated B-32 Dominator
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- Consolidated B-32 Dominator in flight
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- B-32 Dominator in the Philippines, 312nd bomb group 1945
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- 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) |
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max speed (km/h) |
605 |
574 at 9144 m |
cruising speed (km/h) |
467 |
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landing speed |
154 |
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service ceiling (m) |
9357 |
9357 |
climb to |
7500 / 38 m |
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range (km) |
7160 |
6758 (max); 1287 with max bomb load |
climb to |
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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