▁is ▁formed ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁state ▁of ▁Israel . ▁ ▁The ▁U . S . ▁J oint ▁Int elligence ▁Committee ▁forec asts ▁that ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁will ▁test ▁its ▁first ▁atomic ▁bomb ▁som etime ▁between ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁will ▁have ▁from ▁ 2 0 ▁to ▁ 5 0 ▁atomic ▁bomb s , ▁depending ▁on ▁when ▁it ▁tests ▁its ▁first ▁one . ▁ ▁March ▁ 2 ▁– ▁A ▁Sab ena ▁Douglas ▁DC - 3 ▁( reg istration ▁O O - A WH ), ▁crashes ▁on ▁approach ▁to ▁London ▁He ath row ▁Airport ▁in ▁low ▁visibility ▁conditions , ▁killing ▁all ▁ 1 9 ▁people ▁on ▁board . ▁ ▁March ▁ 1 0 ▁– ▁F ighter ▁Squadron ▁ 5 ▁( VF - 5 ) ▁becomes ▁the ▁first ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁aircraft ▁car rier ▁squad ron ▁to ▁be ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁jet ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁March ▁ 1 2 ▁– ▁North west ▁Airlines ▁Fl ight ▁ 4 4 2 2 , ▁a ▁char tered ▁Douglas ▁C - 5 4 G - 1 - DO , ▁crashes ▁into ▁Mount ▁San ford ▁in ▁the ▁Territ ory ▁of ▁Al aska , ▁killing ▁all ▁ 3 0 ▁people ▁on ▁board . ▁ ▁March ▁ 1 9 ▁– ▁The ▁British ▁O verse as ▁Air ways ▁Corporation ▁( BO AC ) ▁extends ▁its ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁service ▁to ▁Japan . ▁ ▁March ▁ 2 3 ▁– ▁Group ▁Captain ▁John ▁C unning ham ▁sets ▁a ▁new ▁world ▁alt itude