Now that our 2024 education programming is all wrapped up, we can look back at how BUSY our campers were this year! 🛩📚
They built model airplane wings, practiced using a variety of power tools, became entrepreneurs, conducted search and rescue missions, climbed into the belly of the B-25 to review the restoration, and so much more.
New camp material is in the works for 2025 (including new times and new themes 👀). Stay tuned for Q1 updates coming soon!
Items from the Archives - Naval Bag
This week’s #ItemfromtheArchives is a recent acquisition from longtime Fargo Air Museum volunteer, Mr. Richard Logan! In the 1950s & 60s, ‘Dick’ served with the U.S. Navy onboard 4 different ships (including the USS Saratoga & USS Intrepid @intrepidmuseum), as well as several Naval Air Stations around the country.
We want to give a big thank you to Mr. Logan for the incredible donation & his time spent at the Fargo Air Museum over the years.
Items from the Archives - Gulf War Sand Souvenir
This week’s #ItemsfromtheArchives is a teaser for another upcoming exhibit that one of our NDSU interns is working on! Although we don’t want to reveal too much about it now, this exhibit will highlight several of the ‘souvenirs’ we have in our collection, ranging from flags, weapons, helmets, and yes, even bottles of sand. Be sure to keep an eye out on our socials for more announcements about this exhibit & the World War I exhibit!
Ope, just gonna sneeeak this last little reminder in here...
Museum Members, if you're joining us for An Evening of Toasts and Thanks on Monday, November 18, don't forget to RSVP today! ✨️🛩🥂
Holiday season is almost here, but no need to stress over the perfect gift or stocking stuffers. We've got it!
Plushies, model kits, playing cards, mugs, t-shirts, Bomber jackets, pullback aircraft and so much more await you in our gift shop 🎁🛩✨️
Items from the Archives - An Unknown Item!
This week, in honor of #VeteransDay2024, we are returning to our upcoming World War I exhibit to ask for help! Max recently found this item in our archives, and unfortunately, we don’t know what it is. What we do know is that it is engraved with the name “Olaf Brekken”. Olaf, who is originally from nearby Hawley, MN, served with the famed 94th Aero Squadron during World War I. We are currently researching Olaf’s life to learn more about his wartime service.On Monday, the Fargo Air Museum will be hosting the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 941 Veterans Day event starting at 11 AM. Even if you aren’t a veteran, we’d love to have you join us for a celebration of patriotism & honoring those who served. We hope to see you there!
Hooligan Patch Collection- Items from the Archives
Patches have been worn on military uniforms for centuries, and the Hooligans of the North Dakota ANG were never the ones to avoid making some cool ones! Today’s #ItemsfromtheArchives is a collection of patches & pins that was put together by the Air Museum’s volunteer librarian, Tom Johnson. Tom served with the Hooligans throughout the 1980s and into the 2000s, and over the course of his career accumulated an impressive collection of NDANG patches and pins. Give this video a watch to learn more about the history behind some of them and let us know if YOU ever had patches like this!
Eddie Rickenbacker Newspaper Article - Items from the Archives
Consider this episode of #ItemsfromtheArchives a ‘teaser’ of the Fargo Air Museum’s next exhibit! The new exhibition will highlight the exploits of two World War I American fighter aces that were born in North Dakota & the ‘Lakes Country’ of Minnesota. In addition, we hope to feature an incredible artifact with direct ties to Captain Edward ‘Eddie’ Rickenbacker, the highest scoring American fighter pilot of World War I.
Today’s item is a newspaper article from 1918 that highlights the exploits Rickenbacker during his first aerial engagement. Plans call for this article to be on display in the new exhibit when it opens to the public in the future!
Columbine III in Fargo ‘1955
Today’s episode of #ItemsfromtheArchives covers a photograph that Max unexpectedly found while looking through old files in the archives last week! It shows a rare image of the U.S. Air Force VC-121E, nicknamed ‘Columbine III’ in Fargo in 1955. ‘Columbine III’ was one of the Air Force One aircraft utilized by then-President Dwight D. Eisenhower in the mid/late 1950s. This incredibly rare photo also shows us what the 119th Wing North Dakota Air National Guard was flying in 1955. In the background we see Lockheed F-94 Starfires, the VC-47 ‘Minnie H’ (which is on display at Bonanzaville - USA), a TB-25K similar to the one we are restoring, and a P-51D Mustang.
This incredible photo is a time capsule of early Cold War military aviation here in Fargo and we’re honored to have it documented for all to see.
