Naval Air Base boundary, May 1941
This file appears in: Naval Air Station & University of New Orleans
The Naval Reserve Aviation Training Base was being constructed in part by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) as well as by contractors hired by the Navy.
Courtesy of Louisiana Division/City Archives, New Orleans Public Library
This file appears in: Naval Air Station & University of New Orleans
Naval Air Station & University of New Orleans
In the fall of 1940, the Navy began improving its primary flight training facilities by building up its system of Naval Reserve air bases, including New Orleans. The lakefront base housed a steel hangar, barracks for 100 cadets, a small assembly,…