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| Established | 2012 |
| Location | Granite Falls, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 44°45′05″N 95°33′29″W / 44.7515°N 95.5580°WCoordinates: 44°45′05″N 95°33′29″W / 44.7515°N 95.5580°W |
| Type | Military aviation museum |
| Website | fagenfighterswwiimuseum.org |
The Fagen Fighters WWII Museum is an aviation museum located in Granite Falls, Minnesota.
History[]
Museum founder Ron Fagen bought his first warbird, a P-51, in 1994.[1] Then, in 1998, he established Fagen Fighters Restoration. However, the museum itself was only founded in 2012.[2][3]
In May 2016, the museum unveiled a boxcar used in the deportation of Jews during the Holocaust it had acquired from Georgenthal, Germany.[4]
A tornado that struck the airport in July 2016 damaged a number of other buildings, but did not affect the museum.[5]
In 2017, the museum purchased a collection of spare parts that belonged to collector Jay Wisler.[2]
The museum opened a fourth hangar featuring U.S. Navy aircraft in December 2023.[6]
In 2025, the museum acquired an A-24 from the Lone Star Flight Museum.[7]
Facilities[]
The museum is made up of four display hangars, a restoration hangar, a reproduction Quonset hut, and a reproduction control tower.[8][6]
Collection[]
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The museum's North American B-25J Mitchell "Paper Doll" with a recovered Holocaust rail car in the background
- Curtiss P-40K Warhawk[9]
- Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver[10]
- Eastern FM-2 Wildcat[11]
- Fairchild PT-19A[12]
- Fairchild PT-26A[13]
- Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat[14]
- Lockheed P-38J Lightning[15]
- Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero[16][17]
- North American B-25J Mitchell[18]
- North American P-51D Mustang[19]
- North American P-51D Mustang[20]
- North American SNJ-4[21]
- Republic P-47D Thunderbolt[22]
- Ryan PT-22 Recruit[23]
- Stinson L-5B Sentinel[24]
- Vultee BT-13 Valiant[25]
- Waco CG-4A[26][27]
See also[]
- American Wings Air Museum
- Dakota Territory Air Museum
- Fargo Air Museum
- Wings of the North Air Museum
References[]
- ↑ Madison, Connor (June 2025). "Custodians of History". EAA. pp. 40-42.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Aube, Ester (4 November 2020). "Fagen Fighters Parts Warehouse". http://www.aircorpsaviation.com/fagen-fighters-parts-warehouse.
- ↑ Cherveny, Tom (22 September 2012). "Fagen Fighters World War II Museum ready for takeoff in Granite Falls, Minn.". West Central Tribune. http://www.wctrib.com/355247-fagen-fighters-world-war-ii-museum-ready-takeoff-granite-falls-minn.
- ↑ "Postcards: WWII Museum Boxcar". 14 April 2017. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blymzn8iE1Y.
- ↑ Lange, Carolyn (19 July 2016). "Powerful storm cuts power to entire Minnesota city". Grand Forks Herald. http://www.grandforksherald.com/newsmd/powerful-storm-cuts-power-to-entire-minnesota-city.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Gau, Deb (5 December 2023). "Fagen Fighters Museum to open new hangar on Pearl Harbor Day". Marshall Independent. http://www.marshallindependent.com/news/local-news/2023/12/fagen-fighters-museum-to-open-new-hangar-on-pearl-harbor-day.
- ↑ Aguiari, Moreno (13 February 2025). "Fagen Fighters WWII Museum Acquires Airworthy SBD Dauntless". Vintage Aviation News. http://www.vintageaviationnews.com/warbirds-news/fagen-fighters-wwii-museum-acquires-airworthy-sbd-dauntless.html.
- ↑ "The Door's Wide Open at Fagen Fighters WWII Museum". http://www.bifold.com/photo-of-the-day-ww2-museum.php.
- ↑ "P-40K Warhawk "Aleutian Tiger"". http://www.fagenfighterswwiimuseum.org/wwii-aircraft/curtiss-wright-p-40-warhawk-aleutian-tiger.
- ↑ "Fagen Fighters’ Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver – Restoration Update – April, 2021". Warbirds News. 30 June 2021. http://warbirdsnews.com/warbird-restorations/fagen-fighters-curtiss-sb2c-5-helldiver-restoration-update-april-2021.html.
- ↑ "Grumman FM-2 Wildcat". http://www.fagenfighterswwiimuseum.org/wwii-aircraft/grumman-fm2-wildcat.
- ↑ "Fairchild PT-19A Cornell". http://www.fagenfighterswwiimuseum.org/wwii-aircraft/fairchild-pt19.
- ↑ "Fairchild PT-26A Cornell". http://www.fagenfighterswwiimuseum.org/wwii-aircraft/fairchild-pt26.
- ↑ 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. http://www.wctrib.com/news/7253241-Fagen-Fighters-debuts-new-WWII-fighter-plane-acquisition-at-EAA-AirVenture-Oshkosh-2021-earns-Gold-Lindy-award.
- ↑ "P-38J Lightning "Scat III"". http://www.fagenfighterswwiimuseum.org/wwii-aircraft/lockheed-p-38-lightning-scatt-iii.
- ↑ "Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero". http://www.fagenfighterswwiimuseum.org/wwii-aircraft/mitsubishi-a6m3-zero.
- ↑ "Fagen Fighters WWII Museum Adds Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero". Warbirds News. 6 June 2020. http://warbirdsnews.com/aviation-museum-news/fagen-fighters-wwii-museum-adds-mitsubishi-a6m3-zero.html.
- ↑ "B-25J Mitchell "Paper Doll"". http://www.fagenfighterswwiimuseum.org/wwii-aircraft/north-american-aviation-b25-mitchell-paper-doll.
- ↑ "North American P-51D Mustang Sweet Revenge". http://www.fagenfighterswwiimuseum.org/wwii-aircraft/north-american-aviation-p-51-mustang-sweet-revenge.
- ↑ "North American P-51D Mustang Twilight Tear". http://www.fagenfighterswwiimuseum.org/wwii-aircraft/north-american-aviation-p-51-mustang-twilight-tear.
- ↑ "North American SNJ-4 "Bundle Buggy"". http://www.fagenfighterswwiimuseum.org/wwii-aircraft/north-american-aviation-snj.
- ↑ "P-47D Thunderbolt "Chief Ski-U-Mah"". http://www.fagenfighterswwiimuseum.org/wwii-aircraft/republic-p47-thunderbolt.
- ↑ "Ryan Aircraft PT-22 Recruit". http://www.fagenfighterswwiimuseum.org/wwii-aircraft/ryan-pt22-recruit.
- ↑ "Stinson L-5B Sentinel". http://www.fagenfighterswwiimuseum.org/wwii-aircraft/stinson-l5-sentinel.
- ↑ "Vultee BT-13 "Valiant"". http://www.fagenfighterswwiimuseum.org/wwii-aircraft/vultee-bt13-valiant.
- ↑ "Learning Tools". http://www.fagenfighterswwiimuseum.org/learn/learn.html.
- ↑ Ferraro, Nick (5 June 2012). "WWII-era glider, restored in Eagan, gets new home". Pioneer Press. http://www.twincities.com/2012/06/05/wwii-era-glider-restored-in-eagan-gets-new-home.
External links[]
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