Monto

MapLat 24° 52' 0S Long 151° 7' 0E

Small town in central Queensland. The WWII sites in the area are located in national parks and private property.

Italian POW Camp
A wartime POW camp, for civilians of Italian and German decent from the area, who were interned here during the war. Not much of the camp remains, aside from cooking area.

Kroombit Tops
National Park land, located to the north-west of Monto.

B-24D "Beautiful Betsy" 42-40387
Pilot McDaniel MIA February 26, 1945 wreckage located 1994 remains recovered


McGlaughland Property / Yarrol
Located on private property, on the border between Monto and Yarrol, also known as "Magpie". The landowner, rancher Jeff McGlaughland keeps a visitor log of people who come to visit the C-47 wreck since 1980. The graves of its crew are in Bundaberg, and a propeller from the wreck is displayed at the Monto RSL.

C-47A "Star Duster" Serial Number 41-18648
Pilot Gibson crashed November 21, 1943


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