Camp Springs Army Air Field

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Camp Springs Army Air Field was the original World War II-era military airfield that later evolved into Andrews Air Force Base, a major U.S. Air Force installation near Washington, D.C.

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Camp Springs Army Air Field canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army Air Forces installation
military airfield
activeDuring World War II
associatedWithConflict World War II
convertedTo permanent Air Force base
country United States of America
surface form: United States
era World War II
evolvedInto Andrews Air Force Base
followedBy Andrews Air Force Base
garrisonFor Army Air Forces units
hasRunways yes
hasType airfield
historicalSignificance origin site of a major U.S. Air Force installation
laterPartOf Joint Base Andrews
locatedIn Prince George’s County, Maryland
surface form: Prince George's County, Maryland
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Washington, D.C.
locatedOn Camp Springs, Maryland NERFINISHED
militaryBranch United States Army Air Forces
surface form: Army Air Forces
notableFor being the predecessor of Andrews Air Force Base
operatedBy United States Army Air Forces
partOf United States Army Air Forces
precededBy farmland at Camp Springs, Maryland
region Maryland
serviceBranch United States Army
strategicRole defense of the U.S. capital region
usedFor air defense
military aviation operations
pilot training

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Andrews Air Force Base formerName Camp Springs Army Air Field