Fagen Fighters WWII Museum
Military aviation museum in Granite Falls, Minnesota From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Fagen Fighters WWII Museum is an aviation museum located in Granite Falls, Minnesota.
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| Established | 2012 |
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| Location | Granite Falls, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44.7515°N 95.5580°W |
| Type | Military aviation museum |
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| Website | fagenfighterswwiimuseum |
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 May 2016, the museum unveiled a boxcar used in the deportation of Jews during the Holocaust it had acquired from Georgenthal, Germany.[3]
A tornado that struck the airport in July 2016 damaged a number of other buildings, but did not affect the museum.[4]
In 2017, the museum purchased a collection of spare parts that belonged to collector Jay Wisler.[1]
The museum opened a fourth hangar featuring U.S. Navy aircraft in December 2023.[5]
Facilities
The museum is made up of four display hangars, a restoration hangar, a reproduction Quonset hut, and a reproduction control tower.[6][5]
Collection
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- Curtiss P-40 Warhawk[7]
- Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver[8]
- Eastern FM-2 Wildcat[7]
- Fairchild PT-19[7]
- Fairchild PT-26[7]
- Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat[9]
- Lockheed P-38 Lightning[7]
- Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero[10]
- North American B-25 Mitchell[7]
- North American P-51 Mustang[7]
- Ryan PT-22 Recruit[7]
- Vultee BT-13 Valiant[7]
- Waco CG-4A[7][11]
See also
References
External links
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