Fagen Fighters WWII Museum

08/28/2026

Three Generations in Flight

Ron Fagen in Fagen Fighters BT-13, his son Evan in the PT-26, and Evan's son Connor in the PT-19 took to the skies yesterday for a first Fagen three generations photographed flight. Looks great! A36 Bonanza photo ship flown by Dax Wanless. Photographer, Anna Mehlhouse.

08/28/2026

We are saddened by the passing of Wilhelmina "Minnie" Beukhof, age 100, of Willmar, Minnesota, on August 23, 2026. Today, Minnie will be laid to rest. We at Fagen Fighters WWII Museum are replaying her Voices of Valor interview to honor her memory in which she shares the difficulty of her teenage years in Holland during WWII. Minnie was a wonderful lady and will be greatly missed.

An interview with Wilhelmina "Minnie" Beukhof of Willmar, Minnesota. Wilhelmina "Minnie" Beukhof was a teenage Dutch citizen during WWII.

08/24/2026

Fagen Fighters SB2C-5 Helldiver is back in the Navy Hangar at Fagen Fighters WWII Museum in Granite Falls, Minnesota, after the very successful "History Takes Formation " commerative formation flight of the only three flying SB2C Helldivers in the world at the National Museum of World War II Aviation on August 20, 2026, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

We would like to thank Scott Klaers and his team for the hospitality extended to the entire Fagen group during our stay.

08/22/2026

More great videos from Scott Guyette, the official videographer of the Helldiver flight in Colorado.

08/22/2026

Great coverage of the Colorado Springs Helldiver flight.

08/22/2026

Ray Fowler in Fagen Fighters SB2C-5 Helldiver returned to Fagen Fighters WWII Museum in Granite Falls, Minnesota, today at 11:45am from Colorado Springs.

08/21/2026

Another Colorado Springs Helldiver video of yesterday's historic flight by Scott Guyette.

08/21/2026

Another great video from Scott of the Helldivers near the mountains in Colorado Springs.

08/21/2026

Ray Fowler leaving in Fagen Fighters SB2C-5 Helldiver from the National Museum of WWII Aviation in Colorado Springs this morning. What a great Helldiver formation flight of three yesterday!

08/21/2026

Video sent by Ray Fowler in Fagen Fighters SB2C-5 Helldiver as he heads back to Fagen Fighters WWII Museum in Granite Falls, Minnesota, after a very successful Helldiver flight event yesterday in Colorado Springs.