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Lacharite and then was fatally wounded himself. Marchione was the last American to die in air combat in World War II. Despite the damage, the Dominator returned to Okinawa. However, the incident precipitated the removal of propellers from all Japanese fighters as per the terms of the ceasefire agreement, beginning 19 August 1945. The last B-32 combat photo reconnaissance mission was completed on 28 August, during which two B-32s were destroyed in separate accidents, with 15 of the 26 crewmen killed. On 30 August, the 386th Bomb Squadron stood down from operations.
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Dominator, initially wounding the dorsal gunner and then seriously wounding two other members. Photographer Staff Sergeant Joseph Lacharite was wounded in the legs (his recovery spanned several years). Sergeant Anthony Marchione, a
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gun turrets in the dorsal ventral positions, with a manned tail "stinger". Second and third prototypes had numerous tail variations installed, including a B-29 tail installation. First flown 7 September 1942.
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overweight, and the nacelle design resulted in frequent engine fires (a deficiency shared with the B-29 Superfortress). However, the testing missions were mostly successful.
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Consolidated B-32 Dominator: USAAF/USAF Bomber Aircraft-Third Series
1291:. Missoula, Montana: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company, 1984.
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1074:(in Japanese). Bunkyo, Tokyo: Kodansya, 2003 (Paperback edition).
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Saburo Sakai's Last Battle abstract description in English."
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squadrons with the B-32. Project crews took three B-32s to
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U.S. Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909
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Harding, Stephen. "The Reluctant Dominator - Part One"
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578:Empennage de-icer boots, four built.
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1072:The Last of Zero Fighters (零戦uの最期)
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993:List of aircraft of World War II
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819:123,250 lb (55,905 kg)
813:100,800 lb (45,722 kg)
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1039:"Consolidated B-32 Dominator."
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464:and flew mostly photographic
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149:United States Army Air Forces
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204:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
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482:N1K2-J Shiden-Kai (George)
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738:National Warplane Museum
468:missions. On 15 August,
329:Sperry Gyroscope Company
296:AAF Aircraft Plant No. 4
219:) was an American heavy
1592:Accidents and incidents
1003:List of bomber aircraft
829:18-cylinder air-cooled
768:General characteristics
734:Commemorative Air Force
685:312th Bombardment Group
393:South West Pacific Area
53:more precise citations.
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255:Design and development
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1597:1942 Queensland crash
1395:B-32 Dominator Relics
1148:The National Interest
831:radial piston engines
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748:Specifications (B-32)
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235:in parallel with the
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217:Consolidated Model 34
131:Consolidated Aircraft
16:American heavy bomber
2849:Tri-Service sequence
1978:Observation aircraft
1612:1943 Whenuapai crash
1602:1943 Gibraltar crash
1177:Andrade 1979, p. 51.
1155:on February 11, 2018
1131:Harding 2008, p. 71.
1115:Harding 2008, p. 70.
1094:Takeuchi, Hiroyuki.
1058:Harding 2008, p. 69.
976:Messerschmitt Me 264
907:20,000 lb (9,100 kg)
373:Fifteenth Air Forces
327:system developed by
1632:1945 Elvetham crash
1627:1945 Broadway crash
1622:1944 Montreal crash
1317:Sinko, Benjamin A.
1028:Jones 1974, p. 106.
933:Related development
817:Max takeoff weight:
711:Montgomery Memorial
499:The B-32 Dominator
383:Operational history
377:Twentieth Air Force
342:on 28 February 1944
300:Consolidated Vultee
247:targets before the
101:General information
2267:Original sequences
1272:"The Last to Die".
1270:Harding, Stephen.
1255:Bowman, Martin W.
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1202:Wegg 1990, p. 93.
1188:"B-32 Dominator,"
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575:TB-32-15-CF
567:TB-32-10-CF
486:Ki-44 Tojos
439:Philippines
420:Clark Field
51:introducing
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2139:Transports
1723:Shady Lady
1716:Little Eva
1504:Transports
1009:References
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549:B-32-1-CF
478:A6M Zeros
422:, Luzon,
338:XB-32-CO
272:twin tail
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1999:Fighters
1942:Trainers
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912:See also
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245:Japanese
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1935:By role
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447:Formosa
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163:History
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1964:PT-11
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1478:XB-41
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