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1 Leddon Street
Millville, NJ 0832
P: 856-327-2347
F: 856-327-5737
Lisa Jester
Executive Director
ljester@p47millville.org
The Millville Army Airfield Museum (MAAFM) preserves the history of the Millville Army Air Field which was dedicated by the U.S. War Department in 1941 as "America's First Defense Airport." Its mission is to recognize and commemorate all aspects of American aviation history, document and honor the lives of American veterans, be the proprietor of historic buildings and structures of the WWII period that exist on site, honor and promote the invaluable role of the P-47 Thunderbolt pursuit/fighter plane and its pilots during WWII, accrue, research, preserve, display and educate with collections of valuable historic materials, and to perpetuate these goals for all of posterity.
Cultural Education at the Millville Army Air Field Museum
Programs that educate and enlighten are presented on a regular basis at the Museum. The annual Veterans Appreciation Day commemorative event allows students to dress in WWII-period garb and interact with area veterans on Veterans Day Weekend.
Teacher Prep Materials are available and programming is core-curriculum-based. For more information, contact Lisa Jester, Executive Director at ljester@p47millville.org or call 856-327-2347.
Group Tours at the Millville Army Air Field Museum
A tour of the Millville Army Air Field Museum will give your group an opportunity to experience local history in an exciting way. They will get to see and touch artifacts unique to the nation's First Defense Airport and see the runways where Thunderbolt Fighter pilots and crews were trained. Their guide will be selected from a cadre of local volunteers who may have served here when Millville stood as a bastion of the nation's defense.
For more information and to plan a visit, contact Lisa Jester, Executive Director at ljester@p47millville.org or call 856-327-2347.