Women participated in the World War II effort at sites all over the country. Their contributions helped the Allies win both the Atlantic and Pacific fronts of the war. Motivated by patriotism and a desire for independence, adventure, and good pay, women of various ages, races, and education levels went to work in these jobs. These positions included factory workers, engineers, air traffic controllers, and test pilots. Armed Forces and the companies it contracted began to hire women to fill jobs that were previously only open to men. With so many men fighting in the war and an increased need for workers to produce military equipment, the U.S. The naval air station at Floyd Bennett Field soon became the busiest in the United States.
Navy acquired the airfield in June 1941, six months before it entered World War II (1939-1945) in December 1941. Ingalls and Jacqueline Cochran, set aviation records from its runways. In the 1930s, commercial pilots, including famous aviators, used the Brooklyn airfield.
When it opened in 1931, Floyd Bennett Field was not a military airport. Courtesy National Archives and Records Administration. WAVE operating radio equipment at the control tower, Floyd Bennett Field, New York, 1943.
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