Collector .45 Posted December 5, 2012 Share #1 Posted December 5, 2012 I recently purchased a large collection form a guy who collected during the 80's and 90's it has been in storage for the past 12 years and he had some really neat items. Included were several sets of wings. All the others are marked except for this one. Can anyone identify it and give me an estimate on the era? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
born to late Posted December 5, 2012 Share #2 Posted December 5, 2012 Flight Engineer, WW2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nack Posted December 6, 2012 Share #3 Posted December 6, 2012 Flight engineer for sure. Whether the actual badge is from WWII, though, is uncertain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collector .45 Posted December 11, 2012 Author Share #4 Posted December 11, 2012 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted December 11, 2012 Share #5 Posted December 11, 2012 These were, from what I have alway's read and been told, for Flight Engineer's on the B-29 Super Fort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thwingmarty Posted December 11, 2012 Share #6 Posted December 11, 2012 Flight Engineers on the B-32 could have also have gotten them. Marty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted December 11, 2012 Share #7 Posted December 11, 2012 I had to google the B-32.I never heard of that one.Cool looking aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted December 11, 2012 Share #8 Posted December 11, 2012 Here she is...the B32 "Dominator". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Andrews Posted December 12, 2012 Share #9 Posted December 12, 2012 The B-32 program was meant as a back-up, insurance against the B-29 FAILING (it did have its problems). Only a small number were completed and taken into service (one Group in WESPAC) because it took the same engines as the B-29, and -- based on early tests -- the failure/replacement rate for them was expected to be high. The Dominator was not a bad aircraft. A B-32 fan once told me that the French very much wanted a long-range bomber force after the war and wanted to equip it with B-24s (parked in Europe by the hundreds) and B-32s. But Washington did not like that idea, so actively set about destroying lots of Libs and ALL Dominators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted December 12, 2012 Share #10 Posted December 12, 2012 That's to bad the the B-32's were destroyed.So the Air Force museum doesn't even have one? What a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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