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]
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.
In Loving Memory
June 24, 1923 - October 16, 2020Richard “Dick’ Kaminski Age 97, of Richfield. Proudly served in WWII as a B17 Waist Gunner, flying missions over Europe with the 8th Air Force in England in the 457th Bomb Wing. Dick served in Glatten, England and flew 15 missions; the...
Wright Flyer Replica
Thanks to all the volunteers who helped move and setup the flyer at the museum. The Wings of the North Air Museum now has on display a full scale replica of the Wright Flyer! The original Flyer was flown four times by Orville and Wilbur Wright on December 17, 1903,...
BT-15 History Revealed
N69987 as it appeared in 1954-1955 from a quick scan of an original negative. Ed Pachnik's wife Shirley (left), his sister Helen Gaulke, and his sons Randy and Jim in the cockpits of N69987 circa 1954-1955. The Wings of the North BT-15 is reaching the completion of...
New Exhibit
A new display was installed in the gallery over the last weekend. It’s a 1/4 scale Ryan Broughm B-5 uncovered airplane frame. The model was donated to the museum by Michael Wallman and was hand made by his father. The Ryan Brougham was a small single-engine...
Restoration Tour
Greg Kaminski, our resident BT-15 Guru, provided a very interesting talk about our team’s restoration project. The BT stands for Basic Trainer used during World War II as the aircraft in between the Stearman biplane (PT-17, PT-13 or N2S) and the Advanced Trainer (AT-6...
Greetings from the Board
The Wings of the North Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Jack Larsen as President of Wings of the North organization. In this capacity Jack will be responsible for the overall organization and will report to the Board of Directors. As...
Ricky Snyder “Balloon Boy” Reminisces his Unplanned Free-flight Balloon Ride
https://youtu.be/X1qQ3TYjI-Y December 14, 2019 (50 yr anniversary) Wings of the North Air Museum hosted Rick Snyder as he reminisced about his unplanned free-flight hot air balloon ride during the Minnesota Vikings Football Game halftime show on Dev 14, 1959. Then 11...
Artifact Voices
We have posted the first of a series of short videos called Artifact Voices on our YouTube channel that we are making that describe items we have in the museum. Various docents will give voice to the Artifact to help tell it's story. If you like what you see, please...
BT-15 Roars to Life
Wings Restorations (the restoration arm of Wings of the North) has been restoring a Vultee BT-15 since its acquisition in 2004. After the BT-15 entered the civilian market in 1946, it spent its entire civilian career in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois. The last...