Minnesota Air National Guard Museum Explained

Minnesota Air National Guard Museum
Map Type:Minnesota
Coordinates:44.893°N -93.204°W
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Location:Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Type:Military aviation museum
Founder:Brig. Gen. Alfred C. Schwab, Jr.[1]
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The Minnesota Air National Guard Museum is an aviation museum located at Minneapolis–Saint Paul Joint Air Reserve Station in Fort Snelling, Minnesota. It is dedicated to the history of the Minnesota Air National Guard.

History

Founded by the 133rd Tactical Air Guard Historical Foundation in four former F-89 hangars and a two-story building, the museum was officially dedicated on 22 July 1984.[2] [3] However, it only opened to the public in April 1987.

Following the September 11th attacks, the museum was forced to disassemble its main exhibit gallery and place it in storage.[4] [5] [6] The hangars were used to host F-16s from the 179th Fighter Squadron for five months. After they vacated the building, the museum reopened in 2004.[7]

A significant dispute arose in 2007 over the transfer of a Lockheed A-12 from the museum to the George Bush Center for Intelligence in Langley, Virginia. The museum had recovered the aircraft from California in 1990, but it was on loan from the National Museum of the United States Air Force.[8] To satisfy the CIA's request, the latter argued that the former did not meet the requirements for museums in its loan program and it was the only available example that did not have a significant connection to its community. The Minnesota Air National Guard Museum countered that A-12s at other museums were better candidates for the transfer.[9] [10] Nevertheless, the aircraft was eventually moved to CIA headquarters.[11]

A Bell AH-1S Cobra at the museum was transferred to the U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum at Fort Sill, Oklahoma in March 2019.[12]

Collection

See also

References

Notes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alfred C. Schwab Jr. . Legacy.com . 7 February 2022.
  2. Web site: History of the Air Guard Museum . Minnesota Air Guard Museum . 7 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020601103441/http://www.mnangmuseum.org/AGM_history.htm . 1 June 2002.
  3. News: Museum Dedication to Include Aircraft Display . 6 February 2022 . Minneapolis Star and Tribune . 20 July 1984 . 14A.
  4. Web site: [Untitled] ]. Minnesota Air Guard Museum . 6 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020601150345/http://www.mnangmuseum.org/museum.htm . 1 June 2002.
  5. Web site: The Museum Being Dismantled . Minnesota Air Guard Museum . 6 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020420101534/http://www.mnangmuseum.org/museum_being_dismantled1.htm . 20 April 2002.
  6. Web site: The Museum in Storage . Minnesota Air Guard Museum . 6 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020420101708/http://www.mnangmuseum.org/museum_in_storage1.htm . 20 April 2002.
  7. Web site: The Museum is Open Again!!! . 7 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040618065340/http://www.mnangmuseum.org/newsletters/HistorianVol21Summer2004-draft.pdf . 18 June 2004 . 1, 4–5 . Spring–Summer 2004.
  8. News: Foster . Jim . Spy Plane Will Retire to National Guard Museum . 7 February 2022 . StarTribune . 17 July 1990 . 2Be.
  9. News: Orrick . Dave . Museum Says Prized Spy Plane Hijacked . 6 February 2022 . TwinCities.com . 26 January 2007.
  10. News: Karp . Jonathan . How the CIA Captured an A-12 Blackbird . 6 February 2022 . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . 26 January 2007.
  11. Web site: Article #128 SN: 60-6931 . Roadrunners Internationale . 7 February 2022.
  12. Web site: Parsons . Dan . An old Cobra returns to its artillery roots and finds a new home in Oklahoma . Vertical . 6 February 2022 . 28 May 2020.
  13. Web site: Beechcraft C-45 "Expeditor" . Minnesota Air National Guard Museum . 6 February 2022.
  14. Web site: UH-1H Iroquois "Huey" . Minnesota Air National Guard Museum . 6 February 2022.
  15. Web site: Boeing C-97G Stratofreighter . Minnesota Air National Guard Museum . 6 February 2022.
  16. Web site: Convair C-131H Samaritan . Minnesota Air National Guard Museum . 6 February 2022.
  17. Web site: Convair F-102A "Delta Dagger" . Minnesota Air National Guard Museum . 6 February 2022.
  18. Web site: Curtiss JN-4H . Minnesota Air National Guard Museum . 6 February 2022.
  19. Web site: Curtiss Oriole . Minnesota Air National Guard Museum . 6 February 2022.
  20. Web site: Douglas C-47 "Skytrain" . Minnesota Air National Guard Museum . 6 February 2022.
  21. Web site: F-16A "Fighting Falcon" . Minnesota Air National Guard Museum . 6 February 2022.
  22. Web site: C-130A "Hercules" . Minnesota Air National Guard Museum . 6 February 2022.
  23. Web site: Lockheed F-94C Starfighter . Minnesota Air National Guard Museum . 6 February 2022.
  24. Web site: Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star . Minnesota Air National Guard Museum . 6 February 2022.
  25. Web site: F-4D "Phantom II" . Minnesota Air National Guard Museum . 6 February 2022.
  26. Web site: McDonnell F-101B Voodoo . Minnesota Air National Guard Museum . 6 February 2022.
  27. Web site: RF-4C "Phantom II" . Minnesota Air National Guard Museum . 6 February 2022.
  28. Web site: MiG-15 "Midget" . Minnesota Air National Guard Museum . 6 February 2022.
  29. Web site: North American AT-6 Texan . Minnesota Air National Guard Museum . 6 February 2022.
  30. Web site: North American F-51 "Mustang" . Minnesota Air National Guard Museum . 6 February 2022.
  31. Web site: North American T-28 "Trojan" . Minnesota Air National Guard Museum . 6 February 2022.
  32. Web site: Northrop F-89H Scorpion . Minnesota Air National Guard Museum . 6 February 2022.
  33. Web site: L-4 "Grasshopper" . Minnesota Air National Guard Museum . 6 February 2022.

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