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Andrews, Frank Maxwell

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Andrews, Frank Maxwell (1884–1943) Army officer and Army Signal Corps aviator, born in Nashville, Tennessee. Andrews was a strong advocate for a modern air force within the army and believed in the strategic potential of bomber aircraft. He helped develop and acquire weapons such as the B-17 Flying Fortress. In 1943 he succeeded Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower as supreme commander of American forces in Europe and helped to plan Operation Overlord. He died in a plane crash near Iceland.

In 1949 the newly independent U.S. Air Force named Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, in his honor.

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Andrews Air Force Base

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Andrews Air Force Base U.S. military installation, 4,279 acres (1,732 hectares), central Md., est. 1943. It is the chief military airport of Washington, D.C., as well as the headquarters for the air force's high-priority airlift command.

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	A proud heritage to a limitless horizon.(change of command ceremony at... Magazine article from: Air Force Speeches; 9/2/2005
	Profile: Preparations by fighter squadron reserves at Andrews Air Force Base Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 9/27/2001
	HIGH IN THE SKY; Pilots and planes of all stripes take flight at Andrews Air... Newspaper article from: The Washington Times (Washington, DC); 5/20/2011