Aircraft Photo of 42-108528 / 2108528 | Consolidated B-32 Dominator | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #413609
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:42-108528
Alternate Serial:2108528
Aircraft Original Type:Consolidated B-32 Dominator
Aircraft Generic Type:Consolidated B-32 Dominator
Aircraft Version:Consolidated B-32 Dominator
C/n (msn):58
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Clark Field - Diosdado Macapagal InternationalMap
Country:Philippines
Airport Codes:ICAO: RPLC   IATA: CRK   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:25 May 1945 to 31 May 1945
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 413609
Photo Comment

The photo shows one of the few B-32 Dominators thrown into combat. The aircraft flew its first combat mission with the 386th Bomb Squadron on 13 June 1945. On 28 August it flew a photo recce mission over Tokyo to check if the terms of the Japanese surrender were being observed, including the removal of propellers from Japanese aircraft. Suffering two malfunctioning engines the crew bailed out on the way back to Okinawa. Two men perished and 42-108528 was possibly the last American aircraft lost on an operational mission in World War II. Photo by: Harold Corsini / Historic Pittsburgh

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