Timeline Tuesday 23 September 1913

Events on Tuesday 23 September 1913 1

• 1913 First Flight Across the Mediterranean Roland Garros flies non-stop from France to Tunisia French aviator Roland Garros flew a monoplane non-stop from Frejus in southern France to Bizerte in Tunisia, crossing about 780 kilometres of open sea. The flight took under eight hours and was the first crossing of the Mediterranean by air. It marked a major advance in the range of early aircraft.