St. Charles Flying Service Open House Brings Wide Variety of Aircraft

By Carmelo Turdo

The St. Charles Flying Service Open House held at St. Charles County (SMARTT) Airport this weekend brought a variety of aircraft just west of St. Louis for the last local fly-in of 2012.  The star of the day, the Missouri CAF B-25J "Show Me," flew passengers and later dropped pumpkin cluster bombs as part of the pumpkin drop competition.  Aircraft from throughout the area converged on the airport throughout the day, including several Navions, Bonanzas, Aeroncas, a C-47 and other conventional light aircraft.  Here are some of the aircraft at the Saturday fly-in: