Wings of the North Air Museum
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  Location within Minnesota | |
| Established | February 1998 |
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| Location | Eden Prairie, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44°49′16″N 93°27′26″W / 44.8210°N 93.4573°W |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| President | Jack Larsen[1] |
| Website | wotn |
The Wings of the North Air Museum is an aviation museum located at Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
History
[edit]The Wings of the North foundation was established in February 1998 after the Planes of Fame East Museum closed. Two months later, the group organized an airshow.[2][3] Eventually named AirExpo, it was continued for 18 years despite lacking a permanent location.[4] Although not used for display, the museum purchased Hangar 72D at Flying Cloud Airport for restoration and maintenance in December 2012.[5] On 15 October 2016, a museum was opened on the south side of the airport, near the control tower.[6] Later that year, it added a B-25 and P-40 to its collection.[7] In 2021 the museum lost its lease to the facility.[8] The museum reopened in a smaller hangar in the northwest corner of the airport on 9 September 2023.[9][10]
Collection
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Greetings from the Board". Wings of the North. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "About Wings of the North". Wings of the North. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ Dexter, Patty (30 July 2015). "Wings of the North Air Museum opens Aug. 1 in Eden Prairie". Southwest News Media. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ Smith, Kelly (27 January 2017). "After years of organizing the AirExpo, Eden Prairie museum now showcases aviation history year-round". StarTribune. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "WOTN Aircraft Restoration". Wings of the North. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ Dexter, Patty (17 October 2016). "Wings of the North Air Museum celebrates new location". Southwest News Media. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ Dexter, Patty (9 December 2016). "New planes at Wings of the North Air Museum in Eden Prairie". Southwest News Media. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ Hennagir, Tim (1 October 2021). "Wings Of North Searching For New Home". Minnesota Flyer. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Wings Quarterly – August 2023". Wings of the North. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Wings Quarterly – November 2023". Wings of the North. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Beech AT-11 Kansan". Wings of the North. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Boeing N2S-1 Stearman". Wings of the North. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Vultee Aircraft BT-15 Valiant". Wings of the North. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Cessna L-19A Bird Dog". Wings of the North. Retrieved 22 July 2024.