Fargo Air Museum

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.

Duggy

Fargo Air Museum

Location within North Dakota
Established	2001
Location	Fargo, North Dakota
Type	Aviation museum
Founder	Major General Darrol Schroeder, Richard Harris Walstad
Website	fargoairmuseum.org

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]
• North American B-25 Mitchell[3]
• Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk – 1:1 Scale Model[3]
• Pitts Special[3]
• PZL TS-11 Iskra
• Standard J-1[3]
• Vultee BT-13 Valiant – Under restoration[3][13]
• Wright Flyer – Replica[3]

See also

• List of aerospace museums

References

1. "Fargo air museum opening". Bismarck Tribune. 10 August 2013. p. 6B.
2. "Fargo Air Museum adds historic tug to collection". Valley News Live. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
3. "Exhibits". Fargo Air Museum. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
4. "FAA REGISTRY [N29HW]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
5. Baugher, Joe (24 August 2019). "1951 USAF Serial Numbers". JoeBaugher.com. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
6. "FAA REGISTRY [N5258K]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
7. "FAA REGISTRY [N6836H]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
8. "FAA REGISTRY [N19JP]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation.
9. "FAA REGISTRY [N95JV]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
10. "FAA REGISTRY [N5578A]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
11. "FAA REGISTRY [N46955]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
12. "FAA REGISTRY [N94KL]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
13. "Projects". Fargo Air Museum. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

External links

• Fargo Air Museum