Consolidated B-32 Dominator

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The Consolidated B-32 Dominator was an American World War II heavy bomber developed as an alternative to the B-29, seeing limited late-war service in the Pacific theater.

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Consolidated B-32 Dominator canonical 1
Convair B-32 Dominator 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft ⓘ
heavy bomber ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration four‑engine, mid‑wing monoplane ⓘ
armament .50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns ⓘ
20 mm cannon ⓘ
bombLoad 20,000 lb ⓘ
9,100 kg ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 10 ⓘ
designation B-32 ⓘ
designedBy Consolidated Aircraft design team ⓘ
developedAsAlternativeTo Boeing B-29 Superfortress ⓘ
linked to: B-29 Superfortress
developmentPeriod early 1940s ⓘ
engineCount 4 ⓘ
engineType radial piston engine ⓘ
firstFlight 7 September 1942 ⓘ
height 32 ft 2 in ⓘ
9.80 m ⓘ
landingGear retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ
length 25.02 m ⓘ
82 ft 1 in ⓘ
manufacturer Consolidated Aircraft ⓘ
maximumSpeed 357 mph ⓘ
575 km/h ⓘ
nickname Dominator ⓘ
notableFor limited combat use late in World War II ⓘ
one of the last Allied bombers to see combat in World War II ⓘ
numberBuilt 118 ⓘ
powerplant Pratt & Whitney R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone ⓘ
pressurization unpressurized crew compartment ⓘ
primaryUser United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
range 3,800 mi ⓘ
6,100 km ⓘ
retiredFromService 1946 ⓘ
role heavy bomber ⓘ
strategic bomber ⓘ
serviceEntry 1945 ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
tailConfiguration single tail (later production) ⓘ
twin tail ⓘ
usedByUnit 312th Bombardment Group ⓘ
386th Bombardment Squadron ⓘ
usedInConflict World War II ⓘ
usedInTheater Pacific Theater ⓘ
wingspan 135 ft ⓘ
41.15 m ⓘ

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Consolidated Aircraft → producedAircraft → Consolidated B-32 Dominator ⓘ
Convair B-36 Peacemaker → precededBy → Convair B-32 Dominator ⓘ
subject linked to: Peacemaker
linked to: Consolidated B-32 Dominator