Editing Kroombit Tops National Park (section)

==Crash site==
[[File:B-24D Liberator Bomer Beautiful Betsy.jpg|left|thumb|Wreckage of ''Beautiful Betsy'', 2011]]
On 2 August 1994, the wreckage of a United States Army Air Forces [[Consolidated B-24 Liberator|Consolidated B-24D Liberator]], ''Beautiful Betsy'', was discovered in the park. The aircraft had gone missing in stormy weather on 26 February 1945 while on a "Fat Cat" run from Darwin to Brisbane - transporting men and supplies as part of a regular flight.<ref>Michael V. Nelmes ''Tocumwal to Tarakan : Australians and the Consolidated B-24 Liberator'' Belconnen. Banner Books, 1994.</ref> Eight servicemen lost their lives; six of the men were American aviators and two were British Royal Air Force Spitfire pilots. The crash site is well-presented, with a plaque erected by National Parks (approx {{Coord|-24.46441|150.91426|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Wreck site of Beautiful Betsy}}).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fraser |first=Norman |date=18 March 2015 |title=Sad ending to Beautiful Betsy wartime mystery |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/gladstone/sad-ending-to-beautiful-betsy-wartime-mystery/news-story/72bb6c250a03e6c56491dfd5cd1c1e33 |access-date=17 February 2024 |work=[[The Courier-Mail]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dunn |first=Peter |title=26 February 1945 - Crash of a B-24D Liberator, "Beautiful Betsy", in Kroombit Tops Forest near Biloela |url=https://www.ozatwar.com/ozcrashes/qld89.htm |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=Australia @ War}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kroombit Tops National Park map |url=https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/160432/kroombit-tops-map.pdf |access-date=17 February 2024 |website=Parks and forests |publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=31 August 1994 |title=Beautiful Betsy no longer lost |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118266266 |accessdate=17 February 2024 |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |page=9 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=69 |issue=21,686}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=20 October 1994 |title=Bush gives up wartime secret |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article267062270 |accessdate=17 February 2024 |newspaper=[[Army]] |location=Australia, Australia |page=14 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=867}}</ref>
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