Dr. Frank A. Brewster, born in Gage County Nebraska in 1872, made history in 1919 as the first civilian doctor to fly to a patient’s bedside. Known as the “World’s First Flying Surgeon,” he was the first physician to purchase an airplane for use in making professional calls.

Brewster built one of the first airports in Nebraska at Beaver City and then financed and built airports in Grand Island, Holdrege, and McCook, Nebraska, as well as Oberlin, Kansas. In 1960, the Holdrege Municipal Airport was named Brewster Field in his honor, with a dedication ceremony and air show.

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