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| By Carmelo Turdo |
The Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum held its Summer Fly-In and Open House Saturday at historic Curtiss-Wright Hangar 2, St. Louis Downtown Airport. The Museum offered some new exhibits for this year's event, such as the newly refurbished McDonnell Aircraft factory cart, F-4 Phantom II cockpit simulator, and GAT II instrument trainer. A variety of aircraft were on display, including the Cessna 152, 162 Skycatcher and 172 Skyhawk; Aviat A-1B Husky, Luscombe 8F, MO CAF Aeronca L-3E, a Bowers Fly Baby two-ship fly-by, an ultralight, powered parachute, and other general aviation aircraft that flew in throughout the day. Also, a Waco UPF-7 from St. Louis Biplane Rides gave flights over the downtown St. Louis area.
The Museum staff wishes to thank the following for their assistance in making this event an enjoyable one:
Fly-in and drive-in guests, Ideal Aviation, St. Louis Downtown Airport management, EAA Chapter 64, Gateway Area Ultralight Association, St. Louis Flight Training, Air Associates of Missouri, Commemorative Air Force Missouri Wing, St. Louis Biplane Rides, St. Louis Flight Simulator, Missouri Pilots Association Gateway Chapter, and The Aero Experience.
Here are some scenes from Saturday:
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| Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum at Curtiss-Wright Hangar 2 |
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| Lockheed Jetstar once owned by Howard Hughes |
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| Museum Simulators and Link Trainers |
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| Mike Saettele of St. Louis Flight Simulator |
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| Corey Tomczak flies the F-4 Simulator |
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| Museum surplus sale was held in the hangar |
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| Jack Beetz brought his unmanned aerial vehicle |
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| Rick Rehg, Rich Dann and Mark Nankivil serve up lunch |
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| Museum President Mark Nankivil serves lunch to visitors |
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| MPA Gateway Chapter holds their meeting during lunch |
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| Bob McDaniel's powered parachute and car |
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| Cessna Aircraft: 152, 162 Skycatcher and 172 Skyhawk |
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| Lineup of Cessna Aircraft |
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| Cessna 152 from St. Louis Flight Training |
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| Nathan Boland with Air Associates of Missouri Cessna Skycatcher |
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| Bob McDaniel's Cessna 172 Skyhawk |
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| John and Elizabeth Schaefer's Aviat A-1B Husky |
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| Joe Hecker's Luscombe 8F Silvaire |
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| MO Wing CAF Aeronca L-3E |
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| Bill Rohland's Quicksilver MXL Ultralight |
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| John Murphy's RV-8 |
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| St. Louis Biplane Rides Waco UPF-7 |
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| Museum Staff rides in McDonnell Aircraft Factory Cart |
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Leo Cachat, Fred Harl, Mark Nankivil, Jack Nankivil, Carmelo Turdo
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