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rastas


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Hi 

On Monday we decided to go to Kroombit Tops National Park to see the site of this plane wreck.

It is a long slow drive from Monto of about 110 Kim's taking about three hours to get there.

The roads are badly sign posted.

Once there it is quite amazing to think that it took 49 years to find it.

The story behind it is very tragic.

Thankfully the site is a protected site and is still as it was over 60 years ago.

Well worth a visit but remember the roads are bad and you need 4 wheel drive

Rastas 



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Kroombit Tops is a national park in Central Queensland, Australia. Located between Monto and Calliope in The Boyne Valley, it is 399 km northwest of Brisbane. Cania Gorge National Park is located approximately 25 km to the south.

In February 1945, an American Liberator Bomber, "Beautiful Betsy", crashed into what is now Kroombit Tops National Park.[1] The wreckage was discovered on 2 August 1994.[1]

Recreational activities conducted in the park include birdwatching, off road driving and bushwalking.[2] Camping is permitted.



-- Edited by Big Gorilla on Wednesday 23rd of July 2014 08:50:51 AM

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The site of the Beautiful Betsy is, I think, a quite magical place - amazing to think that this wreckage and the eight men onboard were there all that time. The Americans came and cataloged everything, and dogtags were forwarded to families - a fascinating story. One of the men on the plane was travelling to Brisbane to meet up with his fiance to then travel down to Sydney to get married. At last the families got some answers, and were able to say goodbye.

Well worth the 4wd trek to go and see it, there is a sign saying it is a memorial site, and asking that it please be respected - which I a sure people do. I picked some flowers from the bush, and put them near the wreckage.

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A very interesting story behind thiis event, been there as well.



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