A four-engine American heavy bomber developed as an alternative to the B-29 and used operationally in the final weeks of the Pacific War.
Development
Consolidated B-32 Dominator was developed by Consolidated Aircraft Corporation in United States as a bomber. The family first flew in 1942 and entered service in 1945. Its recorded airframe configuration is fixed wing, with the family classified in the archive as core combat-aircraft scope.
Operational History
Operationally, Consolidated B-32 Dominator is represented primarily in the bomber role. The sourced variant records include service with United States Army Air Forces. Its documented combat-history coverage includes World War II. Role tags attached to the family include strategic bomber.
Variants and Lineage
Major variants represented in the structured record include B-32.
Variants
| Designation | Type | Role | Recorded operators |
|---|---|---|---|
| B-32 | Production | Bomber | United States Army Air Forces |
Representative specifications
Configuration-specific profiles are shown separately so values from different variants are not blended into one false “standard” aircraft.
B-32 — C012 baseline technical profile
- Crew
- 10
Powerplant: 4 × Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone
Armament: Heavy defensive .50-caliber machine-gun armament with an internal bomb load.
Sources and further reading
Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.
- American Warplanes of World War II — Aerospace Publishing · Tier 3