▁pilot ▁is ▁killed ▁during ▁a ▁struggle ▁with ▁them , ▁and ▁they ▁force ▁the ▁air lin er ▁to ▁fly ▁to ▁Ist an bul , ▁Turkey . ▁ ▁July ▁ ▁The ▁U . S . ▁J oint ▁Chief s ▁of ▁Staff ▁request ▁that ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁establish ▁an ▁invent ory ▁of ▁ 1 5 0 ▁atomic ▁bomb s ▁for ▁use ▁against ▁ 1 0 0 ▁urban ▁targets ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁war ▁with ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁ ▁July ▁ 1 ▁– ▁With ▁the ▁transfer ▁of ▁its ▁assets ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁Military ▁Air ▁Transport ation ▁Service ▁completed , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Nav ys ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Transport ▁Service ▁is ▁dis est ab lished . ▁ ▁July ▁ 4 ▁– ▁A ▁Sc and in av ian ▁Airlines ▁Douglas ▁DC - 6 ▁and ▁an ▁Av ro ▁York ▁C . 1 ▁of ▁No . ▁ 9 9 ▁Squadron , ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force , ▁col lide ▁over ▁North wood ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁Both ▁aircraft ▁crash , ▁killing ▁all ▁seven ▁people ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁York ▁and ▁all ▁ 3 2 ▁people ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁DC - 6 . ▁Among ▁the ▁dead ▁is ▁High ▁Commission er ▁for ▁the ▁Federation ▁of ▁Mal aya ▁Sir ▁Edward ▁Gent , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁passenger ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁York . ▁ ▁July ▁ 6 ▁– ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁forms ▁its ▁first ▁two ▁car rier - based ▁air bor ne ▁early ▁warning ▁squad rons , ▁Air bor ne ▁Early ▁Warning ▁Squadron ▁ 1 ▁( VA W