Beautiful Betsy Bomber Crash Site - QLD

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DEG: -24.464752 150.914149
DMS: 24º 27' 53.11" S 150º 54' 50.95" E
UTM: 56 J 7292723mN 288584mE
Altitude: 727.71m

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Valentine Plains QLD 4715
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Web: https://www.trailhiking.com.au/beautiful-betsy-walk

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A plane crash which lay hidden in the Australian bush wasn't discovered for nearly 50 years is the short backstory to the Beautiful Betsy walk in Kroombit Tops National Park.

It sounds like something out of a film but it's true - Beautiful Betsy is the remains of a World War II Liberator Bomber aircraft which lay hidden and lost in the Kroombit Tops underbrush until a ranger saw a glint of silver after a backburn and discovered it in 1994.

This walk enables you to learn about the bomber, its occupants who lost their lives and it's tragic end and view the wreckage which has been a permanent fixture in the landscape since its' tragic collision in 1945.

Most of this park is unsealed road suitable only for four-wheel drives so make sure you check out the National Park map before setting off.
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Closest Weather Station

Biloela at 29/09:30pm EST
Distance from Beautiful Betsy Bomber Crash Site 34.86km W
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
20.7°C21.9°C70%15.0°C1019.4hPa0.2mmN2km/hr
1knots
7km/hr
4knots

Closest Climatic Station

Thangool Airport
Distance from Beautiful Betsy Bomber Crash Site 34.86km W
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C33.632.732.129.726.323.423.124.928.030.231.732.9
Mean Min. °C19.719.817.714.19.86.95.56.49.913.416.318.7
Mean Rain mm98.697.861.234.939.832.428.623.525.357.074.593.7

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