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Millville Army Air Field Museum - Millville
The Millville Airport was dedicated "America's First Defense
Airport" on August 2, 1941 by local, state, and federal
officials. In less than a year, construction of military base
facilities began, and in January 1943, the Millville Army Air
Field opened as a gunnery school for fighter pilots. Gunnery
training began with Curtiss P-40F "Warhawk" aircraft, but after
a few weeks, the P-40s were gone, and the Republic P-47
"Thunderbolt" ruled the skies over Cumberland County. During its
three year existence, thousands of soldiers and civilians served
here, with about 1500 pilots receiving advanced fighter training
in the Thunderbolt.
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