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Naval Air Station Atlantic City (Images of Aviation)

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Few would guess Atlantic Town has a wealthy aviation history, being instrumental in many technical advances and playing a key role within the defense of the nation. The wartime role of Naval Air Station Atlantic Town, commissioned in 1943, used to be coaching naval fighter pilots in addition to developing technology and procedures for ground controlled interception of enemy aircraft. After the war, Atlantic Town used to be the web site of trying out new Navy aircraft in addition to the improvement of all-weather, night-fighting, and attack capabilities. After the Navy left in 1958, the airfield turned into home to the Federal Aviation Administration’s premier research center, a New Jersey Air National Guard jet fighter base, a US Coast Guard air station, and Atlantic Town International Airport.

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