ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Kraz Avian Photos</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <META content=Kraz name=Author> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16788" name=GENERATOR> <META content="cartoons, 'toon, kraz, krazations, kraztoons, artificial horizons, air racing, aviation cartoon, aerospace humor, airshow, air show, pictures, aviation art, art, doodles, warbirds, war birds, olympia gathering of warbirds, arlington, eaa, Reno Air Race, northwest, washington" name=Classification> <META content="Aviation cartoons, aerospace humor, aviation photography, avian-art and other general nonsence." name=Description> <META content="cartoons, 'toons, artificial horizons, kraz, krazations, kraztoons, air racing, aviation cartoon, aerospace humor, airshow, air show, pictures, aviation art, art, doodles, warbirds, war birds, olympia gathering of warbirds, arlington, eaa, Reno Air Races, northwest, washington" name=KeyWords></HEAD> <BODY text=#000066 vLink=#000066 aLink=#009900 link=#000066 bgColor=#a6cec1>&nbsp; <CENTER> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=650 border=0 > <TBODY> <TR border="0"> <TD width=30 background=b-nw.gif border="0">&nbsp;.</TD> <TD vAlign=center align=center width=585 background=b-n.gif height=50 border="0"> <CENTER><B><I><FONT face="Times New Roman,Times"><FONT color=#ffffff><FONT size=+2>~ 2002 Skagit / Tulip Festival Fly-in ~&nbsp;</FONT></FONT></FONT></I></B></CENTER></TD> <TD width=30 background=b-ne.gif border="0"><FONT face="Times New Roman,Times">.</FONT></TD></TR> <TR border="0"> <TD background=b-w.gif border="0"><FONT face="Times New Roman,Times">.</FONT></TD> <TD bgColor=#cbcfdc border="0">. <CENTER><B>Skagit Valley Tulip Festival Fly-in</B> <BR><B>Skagit Regional / Bay View Airport (BVS)</B></CENTER> <CENTER> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width=560 border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> <CENTER><IMG height=113 src="skagit.jpg" width=200 border=0></CENTER></TD> <TD rowSpan=2><FONT face="Times New Roman,Times">Located about an hour north of Seattle, and nestled between the foothills of the Cascades and Puget Sound, the Skagit valley is known primarily for its acres upon acres of tulips.&nbsp; As part of the annual Tulip Festival, the Skagit Regional Airport plays host to The Skagit Tulip Festival Fly-in, which is also essentially the first of local&nbsp; fly-in of the year and marks the beginning of flying season here in the northwest.&nbsp;</FONT> <P><FONT face="Times New Roman,Times">However, as with all outdoor activities in the northwest, the weather is often a factor and this year, winter demonstrated its stubbornness to relinquish its hold.&nbsp; While the 38 knot gusts, rain showers and marginal VFR conditions were enough to persuade most people to leave their airplanes tucked away in their cozy hangers, several aircraft did venture out and were on hand to enjoy during the occasional afternoon sun break.</FONT> <P><FONT face="Times New Roman,Times">To those who challenged the elements to offer a brief reprieve to those of us suffering aero-withdraws from the dreary winter: Thanks!&nbsp; Also, special thanks to Corporate Air Center and all the volunteers whose effort went into organizing and hosting the event.&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD> <CENTER><IMG height=300 src="IMG_2214_sv.jpg" width=201 border=0> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman,Times"><FONT size=-2>North American SNJ-5</FONT></FONT></CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER> <CENTER><FONT color=#cccccc><FONT size=-1>.</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT color=#006600><FONT size=-1>~Click on pictures to enlarge~</FONT></FONT></CENTER> <CENTER> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width=520 border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=center align=center> <CENTER><A href="gal1.html"><IMG height=67 src="IMG_2220_t.gif" width=100 border=0></A><FONT face="Times New Roman,Times"><FONT size=-2> No. American T-28</FONT></FONT></CENTER></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=325 rowSpan=7><FONT face="Times New Roman,Times"><FONT size=-1>Those making an appearance this year included a trio from the Cascade Warbird Squadron consisting of two North American SNJ-5 Navy Trainers, and a beautiful T-28 Trojan.&nbsp; The US Coast Guard showed up with a sleek Aerospatiale HH-65 Dolphin based out of Anacortes, WA.&nbsp; Other aircraft on hand also included an Army CH-47 Chinook, a Yak trainer, a few homebuilts, and an immaculately restored Beech C-45.</FONT></FONT> <BR> <HR width="95%" SIZE=1> <CENTER> <P><A href="gal15.html"><IMG height=203 src="IMG_2225_ss.jpg" width=300 border=0></A><FONT face="Times New Roman,Times"><FONT size=-1> Beech C-45</FONT></FONT> <BR> <HR width="95%" SIZE=1> <BR><A href="gal16.html"><IMG height=200 src="IMG_2298_ss.jpg" width=300 border=0></A><FONT size=-1> United States Coast Guard</FONT> <BR><FONT size=-1>Aerospatiale HH-65 Dolphin</FONT></CENTER></TD> <TD> <CENTER><A href="gal8.html"><IMG height=67 src="IMG_2263_t2.gif" width=100 border=0></A><FONT face="Times New Roman,Times"><FONT size=-2> No. American SNJ-5</FONT></FONT></CENTER></TD></TR> <TR> <TD> <CENTER><A href="gal2.html"><IMG height=67 src="IMG_2221_t.gif" width=100 border=0></A><FONT face="Times New Roman,Times"><FONT size=-2> Beech C-45</FONT></FONT></CENTER></TD> <TD><A href="gal9.html"><IMG height=69 src="IMG_2209_t.gif" width=100 border=0></A> <CENTER><FONT face="Times New Roman,Times"><FONT size=-2>Yak</FONT></FONT></CENTER></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><A href="gal3.html"><IMG height=67 src="IMG_2216_t.gif" width=100 border=0></A> <CENTER><FONT face="Times New Roman,Times"><FONT size=-2>No. American T-28</FONT></FONT></CENTER></TD> <TD><A href="gal10.html"><IMG height=67 src="IMG_2267_t.gif" width=100 border=0></A> <CENTER><FONT face="Times New Roman,Times"><FONT size=-2>Symphony, Homebuilt</FONT></FONT></CENTER></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><A href="gal4.html"><IMG height=68 src="IMG_2215_t.gif" width=100 border=0></A> <CENTER><FONT face="Times New Roman,Times"><FONT size=-2>No. American SNJ-5</FONT></FONT></CENTER></TD> <TD><A href="gal11.html"><IMG height=67 src="IMG_2231_t2.gif" width=100 border=0></A> <CENTER><FONT face="Times New Roman,Times"><FONT size=-2>No. American T-28</FONT></FONT></CENTER></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><A href="gal5.html"><IMG height=68 src="IMG_2246_t.gif" width=100 border=0></A> <CENTER><FONT face="Times New Roman,Times"><FONT size=-2>Cessna 172</FONT></FONT></CENTER></TD> <TD><A href="gal12.html"><IMG height=67 src="IMG_2282_t.gif" width=100 border=0></A> <CENTER><FONT face="Times New Roman,Times"><FONT size=-2>No. American T-28</FONT></FONT></CENTER></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><A href="gal6.html"><IMG height=67 src="IMG_2290_t.gif" width=100 border=0></A> <CENTER><FONT face="Times New Roman,Times"><FONT size=-2>Aerospatiale HH-65</FONT></FONT></CENTER></TD> <TD><A href="gal13.html"><IMG height=67 src="IMG_2287_t.gif" width=100 border=0></A> <CENTER><FONT face="Times New Roman,Times"><FONT size=-2>Cessna 206, Island Air</FONT></FONT></CENTER></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><A href="gal7.html"><IMG height=68 src="IMG_2317_t.gif" width=100 border=0></A> <CENTER><FONT face="Times New Roman,Times"><FONT size=-2>Boeing CH-47 Chinook</FONT></FONT></CENTER></TD> <TD><A href="gal14.html"><IMG height=66 src="IMG_2314_t.gif" width=100 border=0></A> <CENTER><FONT face="Times New Roman,Times"><FONT size=-2>Boeing CH-46 Chinook</FONT></FONT></CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER> <CENTER>~</CENTER> <CENTER> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><B><A href="../skagit01/skagit.html">More!!&nbsp; 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