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* The U.S. [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]] note that the U.S. Air Force has 33 strategic bombers capable of dropping atomic bombs, and that this will rise to 120 bombers in November 1948. They also note that the number of atomic bomb assembly teams will rise to three by June 1948 and seven by July 1949; each bomb requires two days to assemble. They call for the production of 400 atomic bombs by January 1, 1953.<ref>Ross, Steven T., ''American War Plans 1945–1950: Strategies For Defeating the Soviet Union'', Portland, Oregon: Frank Cass, 1996, 0-7146-4192-8, p. 106.</ref> |
* The U.S. [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]] note that the U.S. Air Force has 33 strategic bombers capable of dropping atomic bombs, and that this will rise to 120 bombers in November 1948. They also note that the number of atomic bomb assembly teams will rise to three by June 1948 and seven by July 1949; each bomb requires two days to assemble. They call for the production of 400 atomic bombs by January 1, 1953.<ref>Ross, Steven T., ''American War Plans 1945–1950: Strategies For Defeating the Soviet Union'', Portland, Oregon: Frank Cass, 1996, 0-7146-4192-8, p. 106.</ref> |
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* December 1 – The [[United States Marine Corps]] commissions its first helicopter [[Squadron (aviation)|squadron]], [[HMX-1|Marine Experimental Helicopter Squadron 1 (HMX-1)]]. It is based at [[Marine Corps Air Station Quantico]], [[Virginia]]. |
* December 1 – The [[United States Marine Corps]] commissions its first helicopter [[Squadron (aviation)|squadron]], [[HMX-1|Marine Experimental Helicopter Squadron 1 (HMX-1)]]. It is based at [[Marine Corps Air Station Quantico]], [[Virginia]]. |
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* December 17 – In the first Israeli aerial combat action of the [[1947–1949 Palestine war]], |
* December 17 – In the first Israeli aerial combat action of the [[1947–1949 Palestine war]], pilot [[Pinchas Ben-Porat]] and a gunner from [[Beit Eshel]] remove the doors from a [[RWD 13]] for a hastily improvised machine gun and hand grenade attack on a [[Bedouin]] ground force assaulting the Jewish settlement of [[Nevatim]], successfully driving the raiders away.<ref>{{cite book |last=Cohen |first= Eliezer |translator-last1=Gordis |translator-first1=Jonathan |date=1993 |title=Israel's best defense: the first full story of the Israeli Air Force |location=New York City |publisher=Orion Books |pages=8–9 |isbn=0-517-587904}}</ref> |
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* December 27 – An [[Air India]] [[Douglas C-48|Douglas C-48C-DO]] [[1947 Korangi Creek crash|crashes]] into [[Korangi Creek]] shortly after takeoff from [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]], killing all 23 people on board. It is the first fatal [[airline]] accident in Pakistan's history as an independent country. |
* December 27 – An [[Air India]] [[Douglas C-48|Douglas C-48C-DO]] [[1947 Korangi Creek crash|crashes]] into [[Korangi Creek]] shortly after takeoff from [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]], killing all 23 people on board. It is the first fatal [[airline]] accident in Pakistan's history as an independent country. |
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