Skagit County Tulip Festival Fly-In

[warbirdcrew]

Hi All, I thought you might enjoy some pics of the Tulip Festival Fly-in which took place on Saturday at Skagit County (Bayview) Airport.

Our flight of two getting ready to go


The Seattle Museum of Flight's O-2 Skymaster...


...Complete with the warning against friendly fire


The civilian classics were well represented


As were the jets


This is perhaps the only CT-114 tutor flying in civilian hands. It is owned by a friend who received it as a trade from the RCAF for his DeHavilland Vampire


Some more of the flightline


This oddity is a Schwiezer (sp?) YO-3 which was used in Viet Nam. It is one of only a handful in existence, and hasn't moved in the last several years. The rubber has rotted off the wheels and melted to the tarmac. It has a six-bladed wood prop, and is supposed to be extremely quiet.


This one is for Ollie...


A Beechcraft U8F Queenair owned by our friends from Tacoma


The Diamond Twinstar was quite a popular draw with the crowds


In my opinion, the nicest airplane at the show


Even the Brits were out in force


Parked way in the back corner behind some hangars was a neat surprise. Perhaps a possible candidate for sanctuary at Austin Acres Widlife Refuge, Warbird Rides, Canoe Rentals, and Petting Zoo?:lol: This PBY is apparently under restoration to fly, and was discussed a time ago on WIX




The famous (or infamous??) Granley-Granley-Yak-Yak-Duel-Duel




An overall view of the show


My attempt at "artistic expression"


Hope you all enjoy

-WC

Last edited by warbirdcrew on Sun Apr 29, 2007 11:23 pm, edited 2 times in total.

[Ryan Keough]

Great variety of aircraft... and great to see the P-Boat there too.

The YO-3 was an interesting sight... if anyone is interested, there is a Lockheed Q-Star (YO-3A prototype) for sale in MA... http://www.tannerhillerairport.com/62/80.html

Thanks for the shots!

[Taylor Stevenson]

Thanks for the pics! I love the PBY!

[Stoney]

I didn't know runway 10 faced south

[daveymac82c]

DANG IT, I MISSED IT!!! That looked like a good show/fly-in.

I assume the tulip festival is also gone and past too?

By the way, is that Jerry Jane's Beech 18?

Cheers,

David

P.S. Wow... TUTOR!!! I've seen the Vampire he used to have that is now up at CFB Comox.

[retroaviation]

Tell me more about that Y0-3. Might make an interesting addition to Lake Austin.

Gary

[warbirdcrew]

Daveymac- I think the tulip festival is a week-long event. I'm not sure though if it was last week or this week. And yes, it is Jerry Janes' Beech 18.

Gary- The YO-3 was an observation airplane designed to be extremely quiet for observing the Viet Cong's movements at night. They carried various forms of infra-red and electronic surveillance. There were 11 built, and I think most are still surviving. The story on this one is quite convoluted, but it hasn't moved in a great number of years. Like I said before the rubber has melted off the wheels and the wooden prop is in advanced stages of decay. Not sure if the engine is there or not, but the interior looks fairly complete. Here is a link to the YO-3 association, you should be able to find out more there. http://www.yo-3a.com/home.html

This is the entry from the website regarding this particular YO-3

69-18005


006


Vietnam operations 1970-72 sold to an aviation school. Reg allocated N62295/N64495 to Mr. Richard Osborne 1973.(is still officially registered in the FAA data base). Fuselage acquired by Mr. Harold Hansen/Vic Hansen of Seattle, WA. Rebuilt using spare parts Exchanged for another aircraft. Long story. Later reg as a Lockheed Hansen YO-3A as N33YQ, serial no 5 which was derived from the military serial no 69-18005. Currently owned by Mr. Bruce Elliot of Skagit Wa.

Info concerning N numbers/tail nos. N62295 and N64495 both allocated by the FAA in 1973. N64277 was allocated in 1975. Paperwork still not completed at FAA ???

[retroaviation]

Thanks for the info.

Gary

[Ztex]

That looks like a fun fy-in...nice variety of A/C
The YO-3 is way cool!

I didn't know there were any in private hands...

A few years ago NASA brought one in fly around with the V-22, accessing their sound signature.

Nifty wood prop and funny exahust system.

[Ollie]

Nice shots!

Thanks!

That Focke-Wulf looks sharp in her true colours.

[troliver]

Cool photos, thanks for sharing.

That's the first time I've seen those "DON'T SHOOT" markings on the upper surfaces of an O-2's wings. That's pretty wild. Is it historically accurate?

[Obergrafeter]

Yep, other variation"THE FAC".