Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Antoine de Saint-Exupery learned to fly in 1921 when he was with the French Air Force. In 1926, he became a civilian and delivered airmail to remote villages in the Sahara desert. During World War II, Saint-Exupery flew once again for the French Air Force until their defeat by the Germans in 1940. He left France and resettled in the United States.
Saint-Exupery turned his attention to writing. In 1943, his book, his most successful book, The Little Prince was published. The story, like several of his others, was based in part on Saint-Exupery’s flying experiences.
During World War II, Saint-Exupery flew reconnaissance missions for the U.S. military. At the age of 44, Antoine de Saint-Exupery flew his last mission on July 31, 1944. He never returned. On April 7, 1944, the French Underwater Archaeological Department found Saint-Exupery’s Lockheed P-38 Lightning in the Mediterranean near Provence. The cause of the crash was never determined, though enemy fire was ruled out as a likely explanation.
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