Air Mail – News From Wings of the North
Air Mail is where you’ll find our quarterly newsletter, our news flashes of items that can’t wait and other publications put out by the volunteers at WOTN. Do you have something you would like to share? Email [email protected]
Wings Quarterly – February 2024
VOLUNTEERS/VOLUNTEERS/VOLUNTEERS! It’s simple. Wings of the North needs more active volunteers. Our ability to set up displays at other aviation events while simultaneously running the museum, restoration, and sweepstakes activities has become...
A Celebration of the Ejection Seat
On January 13, 1942, somewhere over Germany, test pilot Helmut Schenck was aboard a prototype of the HE-280 aircraft when things went badly. Shortly thereafter he became the first person to use an ejection seat to escape from a crippled aircraft. It was a...
AirExpo VIP Bob Pardo Flies West
It is always sad when we lose another one of our AirExpo VIP's. Lieutenant Colonel John Robert "Bob" Pardo, USAF Ret. flew west recently. We extend our deepest condolences to his family, especially his beloved wife Kathryn. Here's his biography from when he...
Wings Quarterly – November 2023
AirExpo Pauses Due to various factors including a reduction in show space on Flying Cloud Airport, the decision has been made to pause the AirExpo in 2024 and focus on making the necessary adjustments to ensure that the 2025 show will be a spectacular event. We...
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Veteran’s Day Celebration
Wings of the North will be celebrating Veterans Day on Saturday, November 11, 2023, by offering free admission to the WOTN Air Museum on Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie. The free admission is for everyone, not just veterans, but veterans of all branches of the...
Sound Barrier Broken
On October 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager became the first human being to travel faster than the speed of sound. On Saturday, October 14, 2023, the Wings of the North Air Museum on Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie will celebrate the 76th anniversary of this milestone in...
Wings Quarterly – August 2023
WOTN Air Museum Plans Eating pancakes and learning more about Wings of the North It has been a real “hurry up and wait” situation as we try to reopen our successful museum on Flying Cloud Airport. And, yes, we plan to stay on Flying Cloud. The WOTN Board of Directors...
Wings Quarterly – May 2023
From the Board 2023 is off to a great start at Wings of the North! Our spring pancake breakfast drew more people than ever before. The1948 Bonanza is just finishing its annual inspection and will be on display at several events around the Twin Cities in the next few...
Blue Skies and Tailwinds
Poster for AirExpo2022 presented by Wings of the North Message from the Board Once again, Wings of the North will host our annual AirExpo2022, July 23-24 at Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie, MN. Join us as we continue to celebrate our aviation heritage at this...
Soaring to New Heights
Message from the Board We hope your 2022 is off to a great start. At Wings of the North, there have been a number of things going on behind the scenes, and we are looking forward to another exciting year ahead.While we search for a permanent facility at Flying Cloud...
Yankee Air Museum offering rides at Wings of the North AirExpo22
Climb aboard an iconic plane of World War II, and take your seat as you are transported back in time. Yankee Air Museum will once again offer rides at Wings of the North AirExpo22, July 23rd and 24th. We are excited to announce rides are available now to the public...
Wings of the North AirExpo21 Recap
7500 tickets sold for Wings of the North AirExpo21 Presidents Message Thank you to all our fans. The Wings of the North AirExpo21 was a huge success to put it mildly! Public turnout for the show was at an all-time high, and we saw many happy faces walking among the...
Coming At You
Wings of the North - AirExpo2021 - Come for planes, stay for the heroes. Presidents Message Wings of the North is happy to be open to the public and Coming At You as we present AirExpo2021, July 24-25 at Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie, MN. Join us as we...
Back In The Skies
Presidents Message: As Minnesota and our nation continue to receive vaccine treatments, our Governor is carefully relaxing restrictions on public activity while being cautiously optimistic to return to a new normal. Our volunteer staff continue to press forward...
Our New Web Design
We are proud to announce our new web design! We have made the site into a lean, clean, flying machine that celebrates these four loves-• Love of Education - we exist to teach others about the heroism and sacrifices of our elders.• Love of Industry - rebuilding,...
Let’s Get This Party Started
To serve you better and to control the look of our messaging more fully, we have changed over to this format of delivering news of our efforts right here on our site. Please take a look at all of the exciting things going on! President's Message I don't know about...
Delivery of Sweepstakes Cessna
Congratulations to the WOTN Sweepstakes Grand Prize Winner, who selected the WOTN Cessna 150 and flies it to its new home.