Fagen Fighters WWII Museum
Military aviation museum in Granite Falls, Minnesota
- Diane Fagen
- Ron Fagen[1]
The Fagen Fighters WWII Museum is an aviation museum located in Granite Falls, Minnesota.
History
The origins of the museum lie in the establishment of Fagen Fighters Restoration in 1998. However, the museum itself was only founded in 2012.[1][2]
In 2017, the museum purchased a collection of spare parts that belonged to collector Jay Wisler.[1]
Facilities
The museum is made up of three display hangars, a restoration hangar, a reproduction Quonset hut, and a reproduction control tower.[3]
Collection
- Curtiss P-40 Warhawk[4]
- Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver[5]
- Eastern FM-2 Wildcat[4]
- Fairchild PT-19[4]
- Fairchild PT-26[4]
- Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat[6]
- Lockheed P-38 Lightning[4]
- Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero[7]
- North American B-25 Mitchell[4]
- North American P-51 Mustang[4]
- Ryan PT-22 Recruit[4]
- Vultee BT-13 Valiant[4]
- Waco CG-4A[4][8]
See also
- American Wings Air Museum
- Dakota Territory Air Museum
- Fargo Air Museum
- List of aviation museums
- Wings of the North Air Museum
References
- ^ a b c Aube, Ester (4 November 2020). "Fagen Fighters Parts Warehouse". AirCorps Aviation. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ Cherveny, Tom (22 September 2012). "Fagen Fighters World War II Museum ready for takeoff in Granite Falls, Minn". West Central Tribune. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "The Door's Wide Open at Fagen Fighters WWII Museum". Schweiss. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Learning Tools". Fagen Fighters World War II Museum. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Fagen Fighters' Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver – Restoration Update – April, 2021". Warbirds News. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ Grode, Kit (10 November 2021). "Fagen Fighters debuts new WWII fighter plane acquisition at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021, earns Gold Lindy award". West Central Tribune. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Fagen Fighters WWII Museum Adds Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero". Warbirds News. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ Ferraro, Nick (5 June 2012). "WWII-era glider, restored in Eagan, gets new home". Pioneer Press. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fagen Fighters WWII Museum.
- Official website
- Fagen Fighter Restoration
