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Curtiss Field 100th Anniversary Commemorative Event

The National Guard recognizes the 100th anniversary of Curtiss Field in Falcon Heights. Includes interviews with City Council members along with the National Guard followed by a special ceremony.

Three gentlemen flew to Washington D.C. from Curtiss Field to lobby for a National Guard flying unit in Minnesota on Sept. 26, 1920. As a result of their efforts, on Jan. 17, 1921, the federal government made the 109th Observation Squadron, now the 109th Airlift Squadron, located at the 133rd Airlift Wing, the first federally recognized National Guard flying unit.