Front page - Eng translation : " TWO DATES, TWO DEVICES, SAME MAN CROSSING THE MEDITERRANEAN IN AEROPLANE Crossing the Mediterranean by airplane is no longer a chimera. This mighty feat of aviation was achieved on Tuesday by Roland Garros, which flew non-stop from Saint-Raphaël to Bizerte. Leaving Fréjus aerodrome, near Saint-Ra- | phael at 5 22 in the morning, the intrepid aviator landed in Bizerte, the major Tunisian port, at 1 45 of the afternoon. The air navigation record maritime was beaten by the intrepid aviator who had just passed thus, with a wingbeat, from the conti- ent
Front page - Eng translation : " TWO DATES, TWO DEVICES, SAME MAN CROSSING THE MEDITERRANEAN IN AEROPLANE Crossing the Mediterranean by airplane is no longer a chimera. This mighty feat of aviation was achieved on Tuesday by Roland Garros, which flew non-stop from Saint-Raphaël to Bizerte. Leaving Fréjus aerodrome, near Saint-Ra- | phael at 5 22 in the morning, the intrepid aviator landed in Bizerte, the major Tunisian port, at 1 45 of the afternoon. The air navigation record maritime was beaten by the intrepid aviator who had just passed thus, with a wingbeat, from the conti- ent european to the continent of africa n. As the crow flies- bucket, the distance covered is about 800 kilo- meters; but We conceive that, in reality, Garros, hampered by the air currents, had to travel a significantly greater distance We will not start summarizing again on occasion. tion of this feat the biography of Garros. We simply recall that he conquered, three years ago only years, his pilot's license on a Demoi- Santos-Dumont saddle with which he evolved, a whole month of August, between Dinard and Saint-Malo: he was pouring while the Rance " - Original in French : " DEUX DATES, DEUX APPAREILS, LE MEME HOMME LA TRAVERSÉE DE LA MÉDITERRANÉE EN AÉROPLANE La traversée de la Méditerranée en aéroplane n'est plus une chimère. Ce maynifique exploit de l'aviation a été réalisé mardi par Roland Garros, qui a volé sans escale de Saint-Raphaël à Bizerte. Parti de l'aérodrome de Fréjus, près de Saint-Ra- | phaël à 5 h. 22 du matin, l'intrépide aviateur a atterri à Bizerte, le grand port tunisien, à 1 h. 45 de l'après-midi. Le record de la navigation aéro- maritime était battu par l'intrépide aviateur qui venait de passer ainsi, d'un coup d'aile, du conti- nent européen au continent afric n. À vol d'oi- seau, la distance franchie est d'environ 800 kilo- mètres; mais On CONÇoil que, dans la réalité, Garros, gêné par les courants aériens, a dû
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