22 November 1909 (USA) — Wright Company is incorporated with a capital stock of $1,000,000. Formed to manufacture airplanes, the company’s president is Wilbur Wright and his brother Orville is the vice president.
22 November 1957 (USA) — The American Rocket Society names five 1957 award winners: Thomas F. Dixon, Capt. Levering Smith (USN), Capt. Grayson Merrell (USN, retired), Krafft A. Ehricke, and William H. Pickering.
22 November 1961 (USA) — The United States Navy claims a world speed record for the McDonnell F4H Phantom II flying at 1,606.342 mph at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
22 November 1988 (USA) — Rollout of the first Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit stealth bomber.