Date:	Friday 7 October 1949
Time:	day
Type:	de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth
Owner/operator:	East-West Airlines Ltd
Registration:	VH-BCI
MSN:	DHA.298
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Felton, near Clifton, Toowoomba, Queensland -   Australia
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Agricultural
Departure airport:	Toowoomba Aerodrome, Toowoomba, Queensland (TWB/YTWB)
Destination airport:	Toowoomba Aerodrome, Toowoomba, Queensland (TWB/YTWB)
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
DH.82A Tiger Moth VH-BCI, East-West Airlines Ltd, Tamworth, NSW: Severely damaged when crashed while involved in agricultural (crop-dusting/top dressing) operations at Felton, near Clifton, Queensland 7.10.49. Wreckage taken back to Tamworth, NSW for possible repairs, but not repaired and registration cancelled 7.10.49.

Felton is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia

1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
2. Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld.) Saturday 8 October 1949 Page 1: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/171491874
3. https://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austb/VH-BCI.html
4. https://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/11437:vh-bci-1
5. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a17a.htm
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pAus2.html
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East-West_Airlines_(Australia)#History
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felton,_Queensland
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifton,_Queensland

c/no. DHA.298: Taken on charge as A17-279 at 2 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Richmond, NSW 3.3.41. To 10 EFTS RAAF Temora 17.5.41. To De Havilland Australia at Mascot, Sydney, NSW 10.3.43 for overhaul. Upon completion, to 2 Aircraft Park 8.5.43. To 8 EFTS RAAF Narrandera, NSW 17.5.43 for storage. To 11 EFTS RAAF Benalla, Victoria 26.5.43. Withdrawn from service to storage reserve 25.7.45; transferred to Care & Maintenance Unit 1.3.46 for long-term storage pending disposal. Put up for sale 7.6.46.

Struck off charge when sold 6.9.46 for £100 to Association of Australian Aero Clubs, Sydney, NSW; issued to them 23.9.46. Registered as VH-BCI (C of R 1255) 18.4.47 to Paul H Burton, Bourke, NSW. Re-registered 27.6.47 to Alan C Cameron & D Scott, Tenterfield, NSW. Re-registered 24.1.49 to East-West Airlines Ltd, Tamworth, NSW.

Severely damaged when crashed while crop-dusting at Feltonvale, near Clifton, Queensland 7.10.49. Wreckage taken back to Tamworth for possible repairs, but not repaired and registration cancelled 7.10.49.

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
24-Apr-2025 00:48	Dr. John Smith	Added