2026 Sweepstakes drawing is September 12!
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Activity Continues at Wings of the North as Fall Approaches Even as the days grow shorter, there is still plenty happening at the Wings of the North Air Museum. Our free monthly Speaker Series remains a highlight, with presentations on the first Thursday of each month...
September 12th Drawing for a Classic Airplane or $25,000!! Pancakes, too!!! And the Eco-House!!! Eden Prairie, Minn. – Wings of the North’s 7th annual Airplane Sweepstakes ends on September 12th with the drawing of the winning ticket during the nonprofit group’s fall...
Eden Prairie, MN – On Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 6:30PM, Gary Black, graduate of the famous United States Navy’s Top Gun School, will talk about the capabilities of the F-14 Tomcat jet fighter and what it’s like to actually fly this awesome airplane. This event is...
From the Ashes of Braniff to the Hometown Airlines Eden Prairie, MN – On Thursday, September 3, 2026, at 6:30PM, authors of the new book Minnesota’s Phoenix will speak about their new book detailing the birth of the airline from the ashes of the Braniff Airlines...
Wings of the North – Summer Update The past three months have been a whirlwind at the Wings of the North Air Museum — and we’re only getting started. Our Speaker Series continues to grow, drawing enthusiastic crowds on the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. On...
Eden Prairie, MN – On Thursday, August 6, 2026, at 6:30PM, noted World War II historian Jonathon Parshall will speak about the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II. This event is part of the Wings of the North Air Museum’s Speaker Series...
Wings of the North Air Museum Speaker SeriesJuly 2, 2026 6:30PMHONOR FLIGHT-TWIN CITIESEscorting your veterans to their memorials in Washington DC Eden Prairie, MN – On Thursday, July 2, 2026, at 6:30PM, Mr. Mike Johnson will speak about the mission of Honor Flight...
Eden Prairie, MN – On Thursday, June 4, 2026, at 6:30PM, local Eden Prairie Air Force veteran Bob Jasperson will speak about his aviation career starting as a 15 year old student pilot on Flying Cloud Airport and eventually logging more than 100 missions over both...
On Saturday, April 11, 2026, at 12pm the Wings of the North Air Museum on Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie will host the unveiling of the plaques honoring seven new inductees into the Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame. They will join almost 250 previous inductees....
Eden Prairie, MN – On Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 6:30PM, local Eden Prairie Navy veteran Tim Beutell will speak about his aviation career starting as an Ensign flying single seat jet fighters and eventually becoming the Chief Pilot for Northwest Airlines in...
From the Museum Director The Wings of the North Air Museum is always in motion! While we wait for the George HW Bush Boeing Stearman to return from some repairs, we have borrowed a couple more really great machines. One is a 1942 Taylorcraft L-2 “Grasshopper” painted...
From the Museum Director The Wings of the North Air Museum’s Speaker Series launched strongly on Thursday, November 6, with an engaging presentation by Dave Mattsson on the 1958 crash of a B 52 Stratofortress in Inver Grove Heights. This incident—one of Minnesota’s...
From the Museum Director The summer has been busy at the Wings of the North Air Museum. In addition to our normal weekend hours, we have hosted several private tours and other events in the museum and we made appearances at other locations to promote WOTN. The July...
The weather is heating up and so are the activities at the Wings of the North Air Museum! In addition to our regular public hours on Saturdays and Sundays from 11am to 3pm we have hosted several other recent activities. On Saturday, April 12, we were proud to...
On Saturday, May 3, 2025, the Wings of the North Air Museum will hold its annual spring Pancake Breakfast in its hangars on Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie. Hours are 8am to 11am or while supplies last. The cost is $10 per adult, $25 for a family of two adults...
On Saturday, April 12, 2025, at 12pm the Wings of the North Air Museum on Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie will host the unveiling of the plaques honoring seven new inductees into the Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame. They will join almost 240 Minnesotans...
The past three months have been like an aerobatic performance at the Wings of the North Air Museum with lots of ups and downs. Attendance on the weekends has been affected by outside influences like extremely cold weather, snow, the Superbowl, etc. Private tours and...
The 2024 Wings of the North Sweepstakes is in the books. Another successful sweepstakes with great prizes awarded.The PJ2+ COM radio went to Atilio Medina from Provo, Utah. The Yaesu FTA-850L transceiver with GPS went home with Hans Mueller from Eagan,...