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Millville Army Air Field: America's First Defense Airport AptifyID2674907 It performed test flights forMillville 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