SMITHVILLE – The 17th annual Smithville fly-in brought pilots, families and aviation enthusiasts together at the Smithville Crawford Municipal Airport for a communal aircraft spectacle.Showcasing dozens of privately owned personal airplanes from across the breadth of Texas, attendees were treated to an event ripe with entertainment and commemoration.“It’s all about the history,” said John Heitz, pilot of 33 years, whose 1943 BT-13 is one of only 30 known remaining models. “They didn’t figure they would last more than five years because of the war, most of these got turned into crop dusters.”Pilots sat in shade underneath the canopies of their ...