Fargo Air Museum

Aviation museum in Fargo, North Dakota

Gerry Beck
Bob Odegaard
Major General Darrol Schroeder
Richard Harris Walstad

Websitefargoairmuseum.org

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]^[2] In 2016, the museum acquired a 1944 tractor that served as an aircraft tug at Naval Air Station Atlantic City during World War II.^[3]

The museum announced a partnership with North Dakota State University Archives in April 2022 to help preserve the museum's archives.^[4]

The museum will be opening a new exhibit about the early years of the North Dakota Air National Guard in January 2024.^[5]

Aircraft on display

Airworthy aircraft

Aero L-39 Albatros^[6]^[7]
Cessna O-1 Bird Dog^[8]^[9]
Douglas DC-3 "Duggy"^[6]
Fairchild PT-19^[6]
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 – Half-scale model^[6]
Lancair 360^[6]
Meyer's Little Toot^[6]
North American Harvard Mk IV^[6]
North American P-51D Mustang^[6]
Piper J-3 Cub^[10]
Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage^[11]
Rearwin Skyranger^[6]
Rutan Long-EZ^[12]
Schleicher K7^[13]
Taylorcraft L-2^[6]^[14]
Velocity SE-FG^[15]

Static display aircraft

Bell UH-1 Iroquois^[6]
General Atomics MQ-1 Predator^[16]
McDonnell F-101B Voodoo^[17]
North American B-25 Mitchell^[6]^[18]
Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk – 1:1 Scale Model^[6]^{[failed verification]}
Pitts Special^[6]
PZL TS-11 Iskra
Standard J-1^[6]
Vultee BT-13 Valiant – Under restoration^[6]^[19]
Wright Flyer – Replica^[6]

References

^ "Fargo air museum opening". Bismarck Tribune. 10 August 2013. p. 6B.
^ "New Wing to Honor Museum Founders Killed in Crashes". Jamestown Sun. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
^ "Fargo Air Museum adds historic tug to collection". Valley News Live. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
^ "NDSU Archives and Fargo Air Museum Begin Partnership". North Dakota State University. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
^ Sabin, Max (14 January 2024). "Fargo Air Museum Unveils New Exhibit January 16". NewsDakota.com. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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^ 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.