Aircraft History
Built by Consolidated-Vultee at Fort Worth, Texas. At the factory, this aircraft was completed with aluminum finish and black anti-glare panels on the nose and inner side of each engine cowling. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-32-20-CF Dominator serial number 42-108530. Also known as #530 for the last three digits of the serial number. Ferried overseas via Hickam Field then across the Pacific before arriving at Yontan Airfield.

Wartime History
Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 312th Bombardment Group (312th BG), 386th Bombardment Squadron (386th BS). Nicknamed "Direct From Tokyo" in block letters with a large circular 5th Air Force logo below the cockpit plus a smaller circular Roarin' 20's motif further forward on the nose. The tail of had the club motif of the squadron.

This B-32 operated from Clark Field and Floridablanca Airfield in the Philippines then Yontan Airfield on Okinawa.

Postwar, flown back to the United States. Stored at Kingman Field and scrapped during late 1945 or 1946.

References
USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-32-20-CF Dominator 42-108530
"108578 to Kingman, AZ and scrapped"
Rampage of the Roarin' 20's (2009) page 356 (42-108530)

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Last Updated
April 7, 2023