Caption | B-32 Dominator bomber 'Hobo Queen II' shortly after her arrival at Clark Field, Manila, Philippine Islands, May 1945 ww2dbase | |||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Air Force | |||||||
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Photos at Same Place | Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines | |||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||
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Visitor Submitted Comments
2. Bill says:
9 Dec 2011 04:30:14 PM
LAST AERIAL COMBAT OF WWII:
Adding more information from Mr Stubblebine's
comment.
Although the war was over 18 Aug. 1945 Hobo Queen II, flown by Colonel Frank R. Cook encountered Japanese anti-aircraft fire with another B-32, were intercepted by seventeen Japanese fighters, fourteen A6M Zeros(Zekes)along with three N1K2 Shiden-Kai(George)fighters one A6M5 Model 52 Zero was flown by Saburo Sakai attacks were made, but caused no damage to the B-32s. Hobo Queen claimed two Zekes and one N1K2(George)claimed as a
probable.
28 Aug. Propellers were removed from all
Japanese aircraft to prevent unauthorized
flights. After WWII Hobo Queen was declared
surplus, and scrapped in May 1946. Col. Cooks
previous aircraft was a B-29 named Hobo Queen
The B-32 was armed w/10x50 Caliber machine guns with 5,450 rounds of ammo.
9 Dec 2011 04:30:14 PM
LAST AERIAL COMBAT OF WWII:
Adding more information from Mr Stubblebine's
comment.
Although the war was over 18 Aug. 1945 Hobo Queen II, flown by Colonel Frank R. Cook encountered Japanese anti-aircraft fire with another B-32, were intercepted by seventeen Japanese fighters, fourteen A6M Zeros(Zekes)along with three N1K2 Shiden-Kai(George)fighters one A6M5 Model 52 Zero was flown by Saburo Sakai attacks were made, but caused no damage to the B-32s. Hobo Queen claimed two Zekes and one N1K2(George)claimed as a
probable.
28 Aug. Propellers were removed from all
Japanese aircraft to prevent unauthorized
flights. After WWII Hobo Queen was declared
surplus, and scrapped in May 1946. Col. Cooks
previous aircraft was a B-29 named Hobo Queen
The B-32 was armed w/10x50 Caliber machine guns with 5,450 rounds of ammo.
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Later, on 18 Aug 1945 during an aerial reconnaissance mission, this aircraft was damaged by fighters over Tokyo, Japan in what may have been the last aerial combat engagement of WWII.