Norman Midboe is a longtime resident of Grand Forks, North Dakota, and was manager of the Grand Forks International Airport. Born in 1922 in Northwood, North Dakota, to Sander and Nettie (Johnson) Midboe, he first became interested in aeronautics at about age ten when numerous aircraft landed in his community carrying mourners attending the a memorial service in honor of aviation pioneer Carl Eielson (a native of nearby Hatton, North Dakota). Midboe graduated from Northwood High School in May 1940. In 1941, he received pilot training at Grand Forks Airport, and was shortly thereafter hired by the airport as Assistant Airport Manager. During World War II, he served as an airport clearance officer charged with ensuring aviation security, as well as an instructor pilot for the Army Air Force's time pilot training program at Grand Forks. Midboe was inducted into the Army Air Force Cadets on September 1, 1944. He began his advanced flight training in Alabama in August 1945, only days before the end of the War. He then returned to Grand Forks and his position as Assistant Airport Manager. He was promoted to Airport Manager in January 1961. Following a restructuring of positions, Midboe became the Airport Business Manger in November 1975. He continued in this position until his retirement in January 1984. On December 8, 1943, Norman Midboe married Fay Leino, at that time the operator of the Airport Café. The couple had one daughter, Beverly. Fay Midboe passed away on October 14, 2000.
From the description of Papers, 1959-1985 (University of North Dakota). WorldCat record id: 758679701
