Fagen Fighters WWII Museum
Fagen Fighters WWII Museum is located in Minnesota
Fagen Fighters WWII Museum
Location within Minnesota
Established2012 (2012)
LocationGranite Falls, Minnesota
Coordinates44°45′05″N 95°33′29″W / 44.7515°N 95.5580°W / 44.7515; -95.5580
TypeMilitary aviation museum
Founder
  • Diane Fagen
  • Ron Fagen[1]
Websitefagenfighterswwiimuseum.org

The Fagen Fighters WWII Museum is an aviation museum located in Granite Falls, Minnesota. The museum is made up of three display hangars, a restoration hangar, a reproduction Quonset hut, and a reproduction control tower.[2]

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][3]

In 2017, the museum purchased a collection of spare parts that belonged to Jay Wisler.[1]

Collection

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Aube, Ester (4 November 2020). "Fagen Fighters Parts Warehouse". AirCorps Aviation. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. ^ "The Door's Wide Open at Fagen Fighters WWII Museum". Schweiss. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Learning Tools". Fagen Fighters World War II Museum. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Fagen Fighters' Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver – Restoration Update – April, 2021". Warbirds News. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Fagen Fighters WWII Museum Adds Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero". Warbirds News. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  8. ^ Ferraro, Nick (5 June 2012). "WWII-era glider, restored in Eagan, gets new home". Pioneer Press. Retrieved 19 December 2021.

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