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 Post subject: Millville Airport, NJ
PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 8:17 pm 
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A while back, a dispatcher at my flight school told me about a rumor about Millville Airport, here in Jersey. He said that a lake off one of the runways, Union Lake I believe, has a few warbirds (P-47s, B-25s, and others) at the bottom. If any body doesn't know, Millville was used as a P-47 training base during WW2. Can any body confirm this? What is known about this? Also hear that the lake was so polluted that salvage is not permited.


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:09 pm 
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There were training accidents. Most of them occurred over the Delaware Peninsula, Delaware Bay, and Chesapeake Bay.

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I've heard the same story, but have no other info... I have anded there a few times- once the wind turned on me when I was landing, but happily the runways are long... I live about 40 minutes from there(by car)

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I couldn't find a cool enough PBY picture for it, but am on the look out for one, so I'll get that fixed.
I live in Trenton and have flown into Millville several times to meet the cross country requirements for my Private, Commercial and Instrument tickets. It's a nice airport.


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Hope my new avitar is cool enough!


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That avatar is better! Trenton is only about 30 minutes the other direction- I'm in Marlton. We oughta catch up sometime in person and talk about airplanes.

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http://www.p47millville.org/P47-Millvil ... -Accidents


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