▁Chief ▁of ▁Naval ▁Oper ations ▁Louis ▁E . ▁Den field , ▁and ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁General ▁Carl ▁A . ▁Sp a atz ▁to ▁meet ▁at ▁Key ▁West , ▁Florida , ▁in ▁March ▁and ▁at ▁New port , ▁Rh ode ▁Island , ▁in ▁August ▁to ▁determine ▁" who ▁will ▁do ▁what ▁with ▁what ." ▁A ▁proposal ▁that ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Force ▁take ▁responsibility ▁for ▁strateg ic ▁air ▁war fare ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁" con duct ... air ▁operations ▁necessary ▁for ▁the ▁accomplish ments ▁of ▁object ives ▁in ▁a ▁naval ▁campaign " ▁and ▁particip ate ▁in ▁an ▁overall ▁air ▁campaign ▁" as ▁directed ▁by ▁the ▁J oint ▁Chief s ▁of ▁Staff " ▁fails ▁when ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁ins ists ▁on ▁clear ▁and ▁exclusive ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁strateg ic ▁role ▁and ▁the ▁Navy ▁ref uses ▁to ▁agree . ▁ ▁The ▁Pit ca ir n ▁Aut og iro ▁Company ▁is ▁dissol ved . ▁ ▁Summer ▁– ▁American ▁intelligence ▁anal yst s ▁forec ast ▁that ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁will ▁have ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁combat ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁January ▁ ▁January ▁ 6 ▁– ▁An ▁Air ▁France ▁Douglas ▁DC - 3 D ▁( reg istration ▁F - BA X C ) ▁strik es ▁trees ▁during ▁an ▁approach ▁in ▁bad ▁weather ▁to ▁Paris - Le ▁Bour get ▁Airport ▁in ▁Paris , ▁France , ▁and ▁crashes ▁in ▁G ones se , ▁killing ▁all ▁ 1 6 ▁people ▁on ▁board