Wings of the North Announces AirExpo 2016 Line Up & Pre-Sale Tickets Release

Eden Prairie, MN (February 8, 2016) - Wings of the North is pleased to announce that AirExpo 2016 will be held July 16-17 at Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. As part of the non-profit group’s mission to preserve and present aviation history, this year’s show promises to be one not to miss.   More than 8,000 people are expected to attend this year’s show, featuring more than 40 aircraft and 50 aviation dignitaries.            

The show has an excellent line of aircraft scheduled to appear including several World War II types such as the P-51 Mustang Sierra Sue II, the B-17 Flying Fortress Yankee Lady, the Hawker Sea Fury FB11 SawBones, TBM, Wildcat, and Wings of the North Museum’s newest addition - an F4U Corsair. In addition to the WWII Aircraft, there will also be many military and civilian models.  The aircraft will be on ground display and some will also perform single-ship and formation fly-overs throughout the weekend’s activities.  Rides will be for sale on a select few airplanes including the B-17.

In addition to the amazing line up of aircraft, AirExpo 2016 will also feature Heroes and Legends including Dootlittle Raider Lt. Col. Dick Cole, NASA Space Shuttle Commander Curt Brown, Women’s Airforce Service Pilot Liz Strohfus, and many more. The VIPs will be available to meet the public both days at AirExpo 2016 and they will be featured in daily symposiums.

Tickets for AirExpo 2016 will be available at the gate or for reduced prices in advance through the show’s web site.  You can receive 50% off an early bird discount by purchasing your ticket before March 31, 2016 by visiting http://wotn.org/airexpotickets. There will be free parking at the show site. 

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Wings of the North is a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization founded in February of 1998. Our mission is to preserve and present aviation history.