Fargo Air Museum

Fargo Air Museum

Museum exterior
Location within North Dakota
Established	2001
Location	1609 19th Ave N, Fargo, North Dakota 58102
Type	Aviation museum
Founder	Gerry Beck Bob Odegaard Major General Darrol Schroeder Richard Harris Walstad
Website	fargoairmuseum.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 inside of the Fargo Air Museum, 2008

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 opened a new exhibit about the early years of the North Dakota Air National Guard in January 2024. ^[5]

An F-86H arrived at the museum in September 2024. ^[6]

The museum opened a new exhibit about World War I in August 2025. ^[7]

Aircraft on display

Photo of the Douglas DC-3 that is on display at the Fargo Air Museum.

U.S. Air Force 44th Missile Wing missile on display outside the Fargo Air Museum.

Airworthy aircraft

• Aero L-39 Albatros ^{[8] [9]}
• Cessna O-1 Bird Dog ^{[10] [11]}
• Douglas DC-3 "Duggy" ^[8]
• Fairchild PT-19 ^[8]
• Focke-Wulf Fw 190 – Half-scale model ^[8]
• Lancair 360 ^[8]
• Meyer's Little Toot ^[8]
• North American Harvard Mk IV ^[8]
• North American P-51D Mustang ^[8]
• Piper J-3 Cub ^[12]
• Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage ^[13]
• Rearwin Skyranger ^[8]
• Rutan Long-EZ ^[14]
• Schleicher K7 ^[15]
• Taylorcraft L-2 ^{[8] [16]}
• Velocity SE-FG ^[17]

Static display aircraft

• Bell UH-1 Iroquois ^[8]
• General Atomics MQ-1 Predator ^[18]
• McDonnell F-101B Voodoo ^[19]
• North American B-25 Mitchell – Under restoration ^{[8] [20]}
• Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk – 1:1 Scale Model ^{[8] [ failed verification ]}
• Pitts Special ^[8]
• PZL TS-11 Iskra
• Standard J-1 ^[8]
• Vultee BT-13 Valiant – Under restoration ^{[8] [21]}
• Wright Flyer – Replica ^[8]

See also

• American Wings Air Museum
• Dakota Territory Air Museum
• Fagen Fighters WWII Museum
• Wings of the North Air Museum
• List of aviation museums

References

1. "Fargo air museum opening". Bismarck Tribune. August 10, 2013. p. 6B.
2. "New Wing to Honor Museum Founders Killed in Crashes". Jamestown Sun. August 12, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
3. "Fargo Air Museum adds historic tug to collection". Valley News Live. November 9, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
4. "NDSU Archives and Fargo Air Museum Begin Partnership". North Dakota State University. April 13, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
5. Sabin, Max (January 14, 2024). "Fargo Air Museum Unveils New Exhibit January 16". NewsDakota.com. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
6. "Celebrity Makes Its Way to Museum". General Aviation News. September 7, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
7. Urness, Steve (August 17, 2025). "Fargo Air Museum Unveils Artifact Expansion". NewsDakota.com. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
8. "Exhibits". Fargo Air Museum. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
9. "FAA REGISTRY [N29HW]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
10. Baugher, Joe (August 24, 2019). "1951 USAF Serial Numbers". JoeBaugher.com. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
11. "FAA REGISTRY [N5258K]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 17, 2019.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
12. "FAA REGISTRY [N6836H]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
13. "FAA REGISTRY [N19JP]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation.
14. "FAA REGISTRY [N95JV]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
15. "FAA REGISTRY [N5578A]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
16. "FAA REGISTRY [N46955]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
17. "FAA REGISTRY [N94KL]". Federal Aviation Administration. U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
18. Olson, David (August 22, 2020). "Fargo Air Museum lands Predator drone for long-term display". Jamestown Sun. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
19. Morris, Ben (September 14, 2020). "Fargo Air Museum adds historic plane to lineup". Inforum. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
20. Liedke, Matthew (September 26, 2014). "B-25 bomber has one more mission". Wahpeton Daily News. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
21. "Projects". Fargo Air Museum. Retrieved October 9, 2019.

External links

• Fargo Air Museum

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