Fargo Air Museum
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  Location within North Dakota | |
| Established | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Location | Fargo, North Dakota |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Founder | Major General Darrol Schroeder, Richard Harris Walstad |
| Website | fargoairmuseum |
The Fargo Air Museum is an aviation related museum in Fargo, North Dakota. It is located at Hector International Airport in the northern part of the city. The museum includes many historic aircraft of which 90% are in flying condition.
History
The museum broke ground on a Beck-Odegaard Wing in August 2013.[1] In 2016, the museum acquired a 1944 tractor that served as an aircraft tug at Naval Air Station Atlantic City during World War II.[2]
Aircraft on display
Airworthy aircraft
- Aero L-39 Albatros[3][4]
- Cessna O-1 Bird Dog[5][6]
- Douglas DC-3 "Duggy"[3]
- Fairchild PT-19[3]
- Focke-Wulf Fw 190 – Half-scale model[3]
- Lancair 360[3]
- Meyer's Little Toot[3]
- North American Harvard Mk IV[3]
- North American P-51D Mustang[3]
- Piper J-3 Cub[7]
- Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage[8]
- Rearwin Skyranger[3]
- Rutan Long-EZ[9]
- Schleicher K7[10]
- Taylorcraft L-2[3][11]
- Velocity SE-FG[12]
Static display aircraft
- Bell UH-1 Iroquois[3]
- General Atomics MQ-1 Predator[13]
- McDonnell F-101B Voodoo[14]
- North American B-25 Mitchell[3][15]
- Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk – 1:1 Scale Model[3][failed verification]
- Pitts Special[3]
- PZL TS-11 Iskra
- Standard J-1[3]
- Vultee BT-13 Valiant – Under restoration[3][16]
- Wright Flyer – Replica[3]
See also
- American Wings Air Museum
- Dakota Territory Air Museum
- Fagen Fighters WWII Museum
- Wings of the North Air Museum
- List of aerospace museums
References
- ^ "Fargo air museum opening". Bismarck Tribune. 10 August 2013. p. 6B.
- ^ "Fargo Air Museum adds historic tug to collection". Valley News Live. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Exhibits". Fargo Air Museum. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N29HW]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ Baugher, Joe (24 August 2019). "1951 USAF Serial Numbers". JoeBaugher.com. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N5258K]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N6836H]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N19JP]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation.
- ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N95JV]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N5578A]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N46955]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "FAA REGISTRY [N94KL]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ Olson, David (22 August 2020). "Fargo Air Museum lands Predator drone for long-term display". Jamestown Sun. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ Morris, Ben (14 September 2020). "Fargo Air Museum adds historic plane to lineup". Inforum. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ Liedke, Matthew (26 September 2014). "B-25 bomber has one more mission". Wahpeton Daily News. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Projects". Fargo Air Museum. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
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