The Consolidated B-32 Dominator was a heavy strategic bomber built for United States Army Air Forces during World War II, which had the distinction of being the last Allied aircraft to be engaged in combat during World War II. It was developed by Consolidated Aircraft in parallel with the Boeing B-29 Superfortress as a fall-back design should the B-29 prove unsuccessful. The B-32 only reached units in the Pacific during mid-1945, and subsequently saw only limited combat operations against Japanese targets before the end of the war. Most of the extant orders of the B-32 were cancelled shortly thereafter and only 118 B-32 airframes of all types were built.
Consolidated XB-32 Prototype386th Bombardment Squadron Consolidated B-32 Dominator at Yontan Airfield Okinawa386th Bombardment Squadron – Consolidated B-32 Dominator at Yontan Airfield Okinawa on Parking RampConsolidated XB-32 PrototypeConsolidated XB-32 Dominator With Turrets ExtendedConsolidated XB-32 Dominator Starboard Engines. Note the 3-bladed propellers of the prototypesConsolidated XB-32 lines up for a test flight over San Diego circa 1943Consolidated XB-32 Dominator PrototypeConsolidated XB-32 (S/N 41-142) on Feb. 28, 1944Consolidated XB-32 Dominator PrototypeConsolidated XB-32 Dominator PrototypeConsolidated XB-32 Dominator PrototypeConsolidated XB-32 Dominator PrototypeConsolidated XB-32 Dominator PrototypeConsolidated XB-32 Dominator PrototypeConsolidated XB-32 Dominator PrototypeConsolidated XB-32 Dominator PrototypeConsolidated XB-32 Dominator PrototypeConsolidated XB-32 Dominator
Production Line
Consolidated B-32 Dominators on the assembly lineConsolidated B-32 Dominators on the assembly lineConsolidated B-32 Dominators on the assembly lineConsolidated B-32 Dominators on the assembly lineConsolidated B-32 Dominators on the assembly lineConsolidated TB-32 on the assembly line. The first three aircraft are TB-32-10-CF (S/N 42-108511-513). The other serial numbers are probably the rest of the remainder of the TB-32 production (block 10 and 15, S/N 42-108511 to 42-108524)
B-32s
Consolidated B-32 Dominator B-32-1-CF 42108506Consolidated XB-32 PrototypeConsolidated B-32-20-CF 42-108537Consolidated B-32 Dominator 42-108543 of the 312th Bomb Group refuelling Yontan airfield Okinawa.Consolidated B-32 DominatorConsolidated B-32-1-CF (S/N 42-108471), the first aircraft built. Note the original B-29 style vertical stabilizerConsolidated B-32 Dominator386th Bombardment Squadron – Consolidated B-32 Dominator at Yontan Airfield Okinawa on Parking Ramp Consolidated B-32 Dominator386th Bombardment Squadron Consolidated B-32 Dominator at Yontan Airfield OkinawaConsolidated B-32 DominatorConsolidated XB-32 Dominator PrototypeConsolidated B-32 Dominator 42-108476Consolidated B-32 Dominator 42-108472Consolidated B-32 DominatorConsolidated B-32 DominatorConsolidated B-32 DominatorTop front view of Consolidated B-32-1-CF (S/N 42-108471)Consolidated B-32 DominatorConsolidated B-32 DominatorConsolidated B-32-1-CF (S/N 42-108471), the first B-32 built after modification to Block 20 standardsConsolidated B-32 DominatorConsolidated B-32 Dominator Consolidated B-32 Dominator Consolidated B-32 DominatorConsolidated TB-32-15-CF (S/N 42-108524, the last TB-32 built) in flight. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Detail Photos
Consolidated XB-32 Dominator CockpitConsolidated B-32 Dominator CockpitThe Nose of Consolidated B-32 Dominator Hobo Queen IIThe Nose of Consolidated B-32 Dominator The Lady is FreshThe Tail of Consolidated B-32 Dominator 42-108499Consolidated XB-32 Dominator With Turrets Extended386th Bombardment Squadron – Consolidated B-32 Dominator at Yontan Airfield Okinawa on Parking RampConsolidated B-32 Dominator Nose Turret
Nose Art
Consolidated B-32 Dominator The Lady is Fresh Nose ArtThe Nose of Consolidated B-32 Dominator The Lady is FreshConsolidated B-32 Dominator Hobo Queen II Nose ArtThe Nose of Consolidated B-32 Dominator Hobo Queen II
Scrapping
Consolidated B-32 Dominators at RFC Walnut Ridge Awaiting ScrappingConsolidated B-32s awaiting scrapping at Kingman, Arizona, in February 1947Consolidated B-32 awaiting scrapping at Kingman, Arizona, in February 1947.A dismantled Boeing B-29 and Consolidated B-32
