2014年8月22日 · USAAF B-24D-53-CO Liberator, #42-40387, "Beautiful Betsy", of the 530th Bomb Squadron of the 380th Bomb Group went missing on 26 February 1945 with the loss of 8 lives (6 American and 2 British service personnel).

Nicknamed "Beautiful Betsy". Assigned to pilot Joe Roth with crew chief MSgt Elmer S. Riding. On June 11, 1943 took off from Fenton Field piloted by Roth with crew no. 5 on bombing mission (FEN I-35) against Koepang on Timor Island .

2021年12月6日 · On February 26, 1945, a B-24 Liberator bomber named the Beautiful Betsy went missing on a flight across Australia from Darwin to Brisbane. Onboard were six Americans and two British...

2023年2月20日 · US B-24 Liberator bomber ‘Beautiful Betsy’ went missing in February 1945, with eight lives lost. One of the veteran planes of its unit, in the latter years of the war Beautiful Betsy had been pensioned off active service and was used to …

2017年2月7日 · Beautiful Betsy. This 1 / 5th scale replica of the B24 Liberator Bomber "Beautiful Betsy" was built by members of the Monto Rotary Club. "Beautiful Betsy" crashed at Kroombit Tops National Park on the 26th February 1945.

Twelve of 380th Bomber Group’s Liberators were selected for the attack, flying first to Darwin from Fenton for briefing, loading bombs and topping up with fuel. “Beautiful Betsy” landed heavily at Darwin smashing the tail skid into the fuselage and was unable to go on the raid, the longest USAAF raid ever undertaken to this time.

2022年9月25日 · Photo description: Crew members of the Consolidated B-24 "BEAUTIFUL BETSY", attached to the 528th Bomb Squadron, 380th Bomb Group at Fenton Field, Australia who participated in a bombing mission over Balikpapen, Borneo.

Beautiful Betsy was the name of an American Consolidated B-24D Liberator, serial number 42-40387, that went missing on 26 February 1945. The Beautiful Betsy had suffered combat fatigue and was only being used for short supply runs. It had been retired from combat.

USAAF B-24D-53-CO Liberator, #42-40387, "Beautiful Betsy", of the 528th Bomb Squadron of the 380th Bomb Group went missing on 26 February 1945 with the loss of 8 lives (6 American and 2 British service personnel). The Liberator was on a Fat Cat mission from Fenton to …

On Monday 26 February 1945, United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Consolidated B-24D-53-CO Liberator, Serial/Tail Number 42-40387, named "Beautiful Betsy", of the 528th Bomb Squadron of the 380th Bomb Group, went missing with the loss of 8 lives (6 American and 2 British service personnel).