Whilst flying over Long Beach in a formation of Lancs ...

[Mark Allen M]

... Looking down on a line of aircraft at Long Beach Air Force Base ... "Vertical air to ground view of an airfield parking apron running top left to bottom right. Airfield buildings are also shown. Parked on the apron are Lancasters, B-29's, C-57, Northrop P61, B-17's and Lockheed Constellation as well as other aircraft."

"There are shadows of a 12-aircraft formation of Goodwill tour Lancaster's flying towards top of image projected onto the ground over the Base."

What's the large aircraft in the lower left corner?

[RyanShort1]

What's the large aircraft in the lower left corner?

If my eyes aren't deceiving me, I think that looks like a B-32 Dominator.

[RyanShort1]

For ease of eyes, here's a quickie Lightroom touch-up on the photo.

[Mark Allen M]

Lockheed R6V Constitution I believe.

[Chris Brame]

What's the date the photo was taken?
Wings look a bit too high on the fuselage for a Constitution. Could it be the one-off Consolidated Model 39/R2Y Liberator Liner?

[mike furline]

https://masterbombercraig.wordpress.com ... -beach-ca/



C-54/DC-4
Length: 93 ft 10 in (28.60 m)
Wingspan: 117 ft 6 in (35.81 m)

B-29
Length: 99 ft 0 in (30.18 m)
Wingspan: 141 ft 3 in (43.05 m)

Lancaster
Length: 69 ft 4 in (21.13 m)
Wingspan: 102 ft 0 in (31.09 m)

York
Length: 78 ft 6 in (23.93 m)
Wingspan: 102 ft 0 in (31.09 m

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B-32
Length: 82 ft 1 in (25.02 m)
Wingspan: 135 ft 0 in (41.15 m)

R2Y
Length: 90 ft 0 in (27.45 m)
Wingspan: 110 ft 0 in (33.55 m)

R6V
Length: 156 ft 1 in (47.57 m)
Wingspan: 189 ft 1+1⁄4 in (57.64 m)