Millville Army Air Field: America's First Defense Airport AptifyID2674907 From its founding in 1927

From its founding in 1927 until the establishment of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in 1948

It performed test flights for several years and never entered service

Oval measures 1 ¾”x 3 ¼” and the plane is 1 ½ “l x 2 ½” w

Some died in training

measures 7" in length

Millville Army Air Field: America's First Defense Airport AptifyID2674907 From its founding in 1927Millville had always been known for its glassmaking, but with the outbreak of World War II, the community's identity was primed to change forever. A private civilian airfield gave way to the creation of America's first defense airport, the training ground for the U. S. Army's Curtiss P 40 Warhawk and Republic P 47 Thunderbolt pilots. Bright and brave young men from across the country converged on Millville in the early 1940s to learn to fly and fight