ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170762
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| Date: | Saturday 20 February 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24 D |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-40387 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 42km E of Biloela, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Darwin, Australia |
| Eagle Farm Airport, Brisbane, Australia |
Nick-named Beautiful Betsy the aircraft left Darwin at 22:00 0n Monday 26th February on a ferry flight to Eagle Farm, Brisbane but failed to arrive. Subsequent searches using other Liberators failed to locate it.
On 02 August 1994 the wreck was discovered by a park ranger working on controlled forest burn offs in Kroombit Tops National Park.
Sources:
https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/42-40387.html
https://www.ozatwar.com//ozcrashes/qld89.htm
https://books.google.com.au/books?id=YbefAXLgqbMC&pg=PA80&lpg=PA80&dq=beautiful+betsy+departure&source=bl&ots=8Q75cGIeDt&sig=WnjqCUPzSEJRgT7bBbEE4vfeWzk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=dXRUVLepH8Te8AWLo4DoDA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Nov-2014 12:23 | harro | Added |
| 09-Jun-2022 23:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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