Dakota Territory Air Museum

The Dakota Territory Air Museum is an aviation museum on North Hill in Minot, North Dakota near Minot International Airport. The mission of the Dakota Territory Air Museum is to be a historical aviation resource honoring the men, women and machines that have impacted the rich history of aviation through displays and events that educate, inspire and entertain people of all ages. The museum consists of a main information room, outdoor displays, a restoration hangar, the Scott Nelson Gallery, the Texas Flying Legends hangar, Wright Flyer Hangar and the Oswin H. Elker Hangar.[1]

Dakota Territory Air Museum

Location within North Dakota
Established	1986
Location	Minot, North Dakota
Coordinates	48°16′18″N 101°17′22″W
Type	Aviation museum
Founder	Don Larson, Al Pietsch, and Warren Pietsch
Director	Glenn Blackaby
President	Don Larson
Website	dakotaterritoryairmuseum.com

History

The museum was founded in 1986 and the first museum building was built in 1988. Additions were added in 1990 and 1991. A new hangar, for the aircraft from the Texas Flying Legends Museum, was built in 2013.[2]

The museum has held an annual sweepstakes since 1997 in which it gives away a light airplane.[3]

In a cooperative venture with the Texas Flying Legends Museum in Houston, each spring, the collection of World War II warbirds is flown from Texas to the Dakota Territory Air Museum where they are typically on display from mid-May through July.[4]

Since 2014, the museum has hosted the Magic City Discovery Center, a children's museum, while it searches for a permanent location.[5]

Collection

This is a partial list of airplanes on display at the museum. Displays change often as planes do go to air shows or other museums occasionally.

Military

• Convair QF-106A Delta Dart[6]
• Douglas C-47A Skytrain[7]
• Lockheed T-33A[6]
• LTV A-7 Corsair II[8]
• McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle[6]

Owned by the Texas Flying Legends Museum

• Canadian Car and Foundry Harvard IV[9]
• Curtiss P-40E Warhawk[9]
• Curtiss P-40 Warhawk – under restoration to static display[9]
• Douglas C-53 Skytrooper[9]
• General Motors FM-2 Wildcat[9]
• Interstate L-6 Cadet[9]
• North American B-25J Mitchell Betty’s Dream[9]
• North American P-51C Mustang Lopes Hope 3rd[9]
• North American P-51D Mustang Little Horse[9]
• North American P-51D Mustang Dakota Kid II[10]
• Supermarine Spitfire IXc Half Stork[9]
• Goodyear FG-1D Corsair Whistling Death[9]

Civilian

• Aeronca 7 Champion[9][11]
• Arrow Model F[9]
• Arrow Sport[12][9][13]
• Beechcraft Expeditor 3NM[9][14]
• Callair A-3[9]
• Cessna 170[9]
• Cessna 185[9]
• Cessna 195[9]
• Cessna T-50[9][15]
• Christen Eagle II[9]
• Curtiss Model D – replica[9]
• Erco Ercoupe[9][16]
• Evans VP-1 Volksplane[9][17]
• Fairchild 24 C8C[9][18]
• Garnet Even[9]
• Hall Cherokee II[9]
• Kaminskas Jungster I[9]
• Learjet 24B[19][20][9][21]
• Luscombe 8A[9][22]
• Monocoupe 110[9]
• Monocoupe 110 Special[9]
• Mooney M20[9][23]
• Piel Emeraude[9][24]
• Pietenpol Aircamper[9][25]
• Piper J-3 Cub[9]
• Piper J-3 Cub[9]
• RLU-1 Breezy[9]
• Rotec Rally 2B[9]
• RotorWay Exec[9][26]
• Rutan VariEze[9]
• Schweizer SGS 1-36 Sprite[9][27]
• Stinson SR-5A Reliant[9][28]
• Stolp Starduster Too[9]
• Taylor J-2[9]
• Taylorcraft BC-12D[9]
• Taylorcraft GJ[9]
• Wright Flyer – replica[9]
• Waco GXE[20]
• Waco QCF-2[9]
• Waco UPF-7[9]
• Waco VPF-7[9]
• Wolf W-11 Boredom Fighter[9]

References

1. Dakota Territory Air Museum. "About | Dakota Territory Air Museum". dakotaterritoryairmuseum.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
2. Ogden, Eloise (29 April 2017). "Minot air museum honors, preserves aviation history". Minot Daily News. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
3. "Sweepstakes". Dakota Territory Air Museum. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
4. "Featured Aircraft". Dakota Territory Air Museum. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
5. "Volunteer Group Opens Children's Museum In Minot". Froggy 99.9. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
6. "AIRCRAFT ON LOAN (by Location)" (PDF). National Museum of the US Air Force. April 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
7. "Airframe Dossier - Douglas C-47A-90-DL, s/n 43-16094 USAAF, c/n 20560, c/r N102Z". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
8. "Airframe Dossier - Vought A-7 Corsair II, s/n 68-8222". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
9. "About". Dakota Territory Air Museum. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
10. "P51 Mustang". Dakota Territory Air Museum. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
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12. Ogden, Eloise (26 November 2017). "Restoration work". Minot Daily News. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
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19. Skurzewski, Joe (28 June 2018). "Don Bessette donates 1969 jet to Minot's air museum". West Dakota FOX. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
20. "Dakota Territory Air Museum" (PDF). Dakota Territory Air Museum. Winter 2018–2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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External links

• Official website