Beautiful Betsy
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| Date | February 26, 1945 |
| Site |  Australia |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 8 |
| Aircraft type | B-24D Liberator |
| Operator |  United States Army Air Force |
| Flight origin | Fenton Airfield, Darwin |
| Destination | Eagle Farm Airfield, Brisbane |
Beautiful Betsy was the name of an American Liberator Bomber. The wreckage of the plane was discovered in what is now Kroombit Tops National Park, located in The Boyne Valley in central Queensland, Australia.
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[edit] Fact sheet
- B-24D-53 "Beautiful Betsy" Serial Number 42-40387
- MIA February 26, 1945
- MACR 12758
- Discovered August 2, 1994
[edit] Background and mission
The Beautiful Betsy had suffered combat fatigue and was only being used for short supply runs. It had been retired from combat. Its final mission was a Fat Cat run from Darwin to Brisbane - transporting men and supplies as part of a regular flight. It disappeared in stormy weather.
Those killed in the crash were:
- 1st Lieutenant William Emmett McDaniel - pilot
- 2nd Lieutenant Eugene A. Kilcheski,
- 2nd Lieutenant Hilary E. Routt
- Lieutenant Raymond L. Owen
- Technical Sergeant Raymond L. Tucker
- Technical Sergeant Harold J. Lemons.
- Flight Lieutenant Thomas John Donald Cook - British Spitfire pilot
- Flying Officer Roy Albert Arthur Cannon - British Spitfire pilot
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Beautiful Betsy - Kroombit Tops National Park
- B-24D-53 "Beautiful Betsy" Serial Number 42-40387
- Beautiful Betsy - A B24 Liberator
- Crash of a B-24D Liberator
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