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 already enshrined. The Class of 2025 includes:
Mark Baker—CEO of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Robert Cabana—Marine Corps Aviator and NASA Astronaut
Randy Corfman—Minnesota Pilots Association
James Goodall—author and founding member of the MN Air Guard Museum
Clarence Krotz—WWII B-26 Bomber Pilot
Amanda Lee—Blue Angels F/A-18 Super Hornet Pilot
Nicholas Bernard Mamer—barnstormer, air mail pilot, air race pilot
Some of the new inductees are expected to be at the unveiling ceremony along with several past inductees and local dignitaries. The event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 11am and the public is welcome to enjoy all the aircraft and displays of the Minnesota-themed Wings of the North Air Museum until 3pm. The formal induction ceremony and dinner will be held later that evening at the Mystic Lake Center. Access to Flying Cloud Airport for both the public and media is through Gate H, one mile west of Flying Cloud Drive on Pioneer Trail.