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Plongée dans les archives : images inédites d’un Aquilon de l’aéronautique navale rapatrié de Bizerte en 1961

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Plongée dans les archives : images inédites d’un Aquilon de l’aéronautique navale rapatrié de Bizerte en 1961 | Mer et Marine
Nous vous proposons aujourd’hui un peu d’histoire et des clichés inédits pris par notre correspondant toulonnais Jean-Louis Venne il y a 65 ans. Ancien...
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September 28, 2026 at 7:08 AM
#OTD September 1943, #WW2 Readers of LIFE magazine can learn about the importance of singing in times of war. The US issues 'Hit Kits' song-sheets. The article has details of the Tunisian-inspired 'Dirty Gertie from Bizerte', - to be followed up.

LIFE magazine, 27/9/43 p. 48 tinyurl.com/yw53t3uw
September 28, 2026 at 6:34 AM
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September 25, 2026 at 6:30 AM
#OTD 24 /9/'43, #WW2 The 193 soldiers accused of mutiny are sailing towards Bizerte, Tunisia.
General Gale, the senior British officer at AFHQ in Algiers has received a message with a list of recommendations from General Alexander for their treatment.
'Mutiny at Salerno' p.64 tinyurl.com/ehkyrx68
September 24, 2026 at 2:56 PM
#OTD 23 September 1913 Roland Garros of France becomes the first to fly in an airplane across the Mediterranean (from St. Raphael in France to Bizerte, Tunisia).
September 23, 2026 at 1:26 PM
🇫🇷On September 23, 1913, Roland Garros took off at 5:47 a.m. from Fréjus in southern France.

Aircraft: Morane-Saulnier Type G
route to Bizerte in Tunisia,
distance approximately 780 km,
flight time 7 hours 53 minutes.
September 23, 2026 at 9:48 AM
#OTD 23/9/'43 #WW2 Gunner Spike Milligan on board HMS Boxer between Bizerte (Tunisia) and Salerno (Italy). Apart from the drills and the occasional attacks, it's a peaceful journey.
It's the start of Volume IV of his war diaries.

'Mussolini: His Part in My Downfall'. p.7 tinyurl.com/tr64xfnu
September 23, 2026 at 5:54 AM
Am 23. September 1913 konnte erstmals das Mittelmeer erfolgreich mit einem Starrflügler überflogen werden: Roland Garros flog mit einer "Morane Saulnier G" von Frejus (Südfrankreich) nach Bizerte (Tunesien) .
September 23, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Southwest Division, Beat: 446, 32 - Suspicious Person at 7XX BLOCK BIZERTE AVE reported on 9/22/2026, 4:54 PM CDT, Incident# 26-1731060 #dpdi-div-sw #dpdi-beat-446
September 22, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Breguet Br 521 Bizerte with its new owners.
September 22, 2026 at 7:13 PM
#OTD 22 Sep. 1943. Salerno. At 5.30 this morning the 193 soldiers accused of mutiny are 'herded' into the Infantry Landing Craft for transfer to Bizerte. One of the crew later recalled how they were treated 'like animals' and that many were wounded.

'Mutiny at Salerno' p.62 tinyurl.com/ehkyrx68
September 22, 2026 at 11:03 AM
🌊 Au 9e Forum Mondial de la Mer à Bizerte en Tunisie, les 24 et 25 septembre, une dizaine de collégien·nes et lycéen·nes des Clubs Jeunes Océan du Maroc et de Tunisie porteront un plaidoyer en faveur de la protection des mers et des océans.

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September 22, 2026 at 10:30 AM
#OTD 22 September 1943. #WW2 Bizerte, Tunisia. Spike Milligan is on board HMS Boxer bound for Salerno. As he leaves, he imagines drafting his will ... and then signs off. This ends Volume III of his war diaries.

'Monty: His Part in my Victory' p.125
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September 22, 2026 at 5:43 AM
#OTD 22 Sept. 1943. #WW2 Bizerte Tunisia. Gunner Spike Milligan and his battalion suddenly get the news that they are due to be sent back into battle. They load their vehicles onto the HMS Boxer.
BY six pm, the ship pulls into Lac de Bizerte, and it's 'Grub up'
'Monty' p.125
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September 22, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Mohamed Salah Arfaoui (11. Januar 1956 in Bizerté – 18. September 2026) war ein führender tunesischer Bauingenieur und Politiker, der als einer der bedeutendsten Organisatoren und „Baumeister“ großer nationaler Infrastrukturprojekte des Landes galt.

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Mohamed Salah Arfaoui ('11. Januar 1956 in Bizerte – 18. September 2026) - Tunesienexplorer.de
Mohamed Salah Arfaoui (11. Januar 1956 in Bizerte – 18. September 2026) war ein führender tunesischer Bauingenieur und Politiker
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September 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Mohamed Salah Arfaoui (’11. Januar 1956 in Bizerte – 18. September 2026)

Mohamed Salah Arfaoui (11. Januar 1956 in Bizerté – 18. September 2026) war ein führender tunesischer Bauingenieur und Politiker, der als einer der bedeutendsten Organisatoren und „Baumeister“ großer nationaler […]
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September 19, 2026 at 12:59 PM
.@2dMarDiv Marines and Libyan Naval Special Forces board a ship for visit, board, search and seizure training during exercise Phoenix Express 2026 in Bizerte, Tunisia.
September 17, 2026 at 3:06 PM
#OTD 17/9/'43 #WW2 Bizerte, Tunisia. Harold Macmillan reports back on meetings at Brindisi. It was agreed to send Lord Rennel to sort out how the Allies and Italians will work together. Rennel is Major General Rodd, former banker, now in charge Sicily.
'War Diaries', p.224 tinyurl.com/yc3jfnvy
September 17, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Le bâtiment de soutien de plongée Achéron #marinenationale participe à l'exercice Phoenix Express 2026 de sécurité maritime au large de la Tunisie via @portailsousmarin.bsky.social www.corlobe.info/article55380...
Le bâtiment de soutien de plongée Achéron participe à un exercice de sécurité maritime au large de la Tunisie
La phase en mer de l'exercice Phoenix Express 2026 a débuté le 11 septembre, lorsque les navires participants ont quitté les bases navales de Bizerte et de La Goulette, en Tunisie.
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September 16, 2026 at 3:53 AM
#OTD 13 Sept. '43. Bizerte, Tunisia. Gunner Spike Milligan arrives in 'Houston and Texas' camp. With his musical mates he goes to the NAAFI where there is brand new upright piano. They give the lads an impromptu jazz session. Milligan on trumpet.

'Monty etc'. p.120 tinyurl.com/3x76cr33
September 13, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Southwest Division, Beat: 446, 12R - Residential Alarm at 7XX BLOCK BIZERTE AVE reported on 9/11/2026, 11:27 PM CDT, Incident# 26-1665553 #dpdi-div-sw #dpdi-beat-446
September 12, 2026 at 4:30 AM
#OTD 8/9/'43 #WW2 Algiers. Harold Macmillan summarises the main event of the day: The Italians want to call off the armistice. He informs Eisenhower (in Bizerte) and advises him to stick with the plan for airborne forces to land at Rome.

Macmillan, 'Blast of War' (1967) p.393 tinyurl.com/ye4dpwfw
September 8, 2026 at 4:58 AM