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22 May 1906 (USA) — The Wright brothers are granted United States patent No. 821,393 for their airplane control system. 22 May 1929 (USA/Panama) — Pan American Airways inaugurates a new passenger service from Miami, Florida to Managua, Panama with stops at Belize. The journey by a Fokker F.VII/3m takes 56 hours. 22 May 1961 (USA) — General Curtis LeMay announced as new USAF Chief of Staff. 22 May 1990 (Germany) — The German Luftwaffe flies the Lockheed F-104 “Starfighter” for the last time before it is withdrawn from service. The airplane was nicknamed the “Widow-Maker” because of its terrible safety record. In its five years of service, 110 “Starfighter” pilots were killed.  | |||||||||