Posted on Jul 31, 2021
The Little Prince's Last Flight: The Story of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry | The National WWII Museum...
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On July 31, 1944, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French writer, poe,t and pioneering aviator, died during a reconnaissance mission at the age of 44. An excerpt from the article:
"Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, world-renowned author of The Little Prince and other important works of literature, also was an aviation pioneer who lost his life under mysterious circumstances during World War II.
Born in Lyon, France in 1900, he was the scion of an aristocratic family and grew up in relative comfort, although he became accustomed to heartbreak as his beloved younger brother François died of rheumatic fever at just 15 years old. Antoine was a student during World War I, and he joined the French military in 1921. His first posting was to the cavalry, but ever since taking his first airplane flight in 1912 he had wanted to be a pilot. Securing transfer to the French Air Force, Saint-Exupéry soloed for the first time in a Sopwith triplane and so earned his pilot’s wings. Thus began a love affair, amounting to an obsession with flying that would last for the remainder of his life."
"Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, world-renowned author of The Little Prince and other important works of literature, also was an aviation pioneer who lost his life under mysterious circumstances during World War II.
Born in Lyon, France in 1900, he was the scion of an aristocratic family and grew up in relative comfort, although he became accustomed to heartbreak as his beloved younger brother François died of rheumatic fever at just 15 years old. Antoine was a student during World War I, and he joined the French military in 1921. His first posting was to the cavalry, but ever since taking his first airplane flight in 1912 he had wanted to be a pilot. Securing transfer to the French Air Force, Saint-Exupéry soloed for the first time in a Sopwith triplane and so earned his pilot’s wings. Thus began a love affair, amounting to an obsession with flying that would last for the remainder of his life."
The Little Prince's Last Flight: The Story of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry | The National WWII Museum...
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..."In 1998, a French fisherman found Saint-Exupéry’s identity bracelet in the ocean off Marseille, and two years later divers found the remains of his aircraft in the same area. This led to the rediscovery of reports from August 1944, of the discovery of a body that could not be identified but was in French uniform washing ashore nearby at that time. Yet this location was far off Saint-Exupéry’s flight path. Although there were reports, never confirmed, that a German pilot had shot down an aircraft like a P-38 in the area on July 31, underwater archaeologists were unable to find any evidence of damage from enemy action in the remains of the aircraft.
Regardless of how he met his fate, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s dedicated service to his country during World War II offered a fitting capstone to his literary work which continues to delight young and old to this day."
..."In 1998, a French fisherman found Saint-Exupéry’s identity bracelet in the ocean off Marseille, and two years later divers found the remains of his aircraft in the same area. This led to the rediscovery of reports from August 1944, of the discovery of a body that could not be identified but was in French uniform washing ashore nearby at that time. Yet this location was far off Saint-Exupéry’s flight path. Although there were reports, never confirmed, that a German pilot had shot down an aircraft like a P-38 in the area on July 31, underwater archaeologists were unable to find any evidence of damage from enemy action in the remains of the aircraft.
Regardless of how he met his fate, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s dedicated service to his country during World War II offered a fitting capstone to his literary work which continues to delight young and old to this day."
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Biography - English
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was a french writer and aviator. With his two friends Henri Guillaumet and Jean Mermoz, he was a pioneer of international postal fli...
Thank you my fried SGT (Join to see) for making us aware that on July 31, 1944 French writer, poet and pioneering aviator, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry died during a reconnaissance mission at the age of 44 off the coast of Marseille, France.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was a french writer and aviator. With his two friends Henri Guillaumet and Jean Mermoz, he was a pioneer of international postal flight. He wrote several bestselling book like "Wind, Sand and Stars", "Southern Mail", "The Wisdom of the Sands", "Night Flight", "Flight to Arras" and "The Little Prince". Engaged in the battles of World War II, he fulfilled photographic reconnaissance missions. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry disappeared over the Mediterranean Sea aboard Lockheed P-38/F-5 Lightning n°268223, July 31, 1944.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP5AgzBVGcs
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was a french writer and aviator. With his two friends Henri Guillaumet and Jean Mermoz, he was a pioneer of international postal flight. He wrote several bestselling book like "Wind, Sand and Stars", "Southern Mail", "The Wisdom of the Sands", "Night Flight", "Flight to Arras" and "The Little Prince". Engaged in the battles of World War II, he fulfilled photographic reconnaissance missions. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry disappeared over the Mediterranean Sea aboard Lockheed P-38/F-5 Lightning n°268223, July 31, 1944.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP5AgzBVGcs
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LTC Stephen F.
ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY - FRENCH AVIATOR & AUTHOR
A brief history of the life and times of Antoine de Saint-Exupery
ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY - FRENCH AVIATOR & AUTHOR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZhsbuYwkPk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZhsbuYwkPk
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LTC Stephen F.
The Boy from Asteroid B162 - BBC TV 1965
The life of Antoine De Saint-ExuperyAuthor of 'The Little Prince'BBC TV 1965
The Boy from Asteroid B162 - BBC TV 1965
The life of Antoine De Saint-Exupery, Author of 'The Little Prince', BBC TV 1965
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGoTaoAufzE
The life of Antoine De Saint-Exupery, Author of 'The Little Prince', BBC TV 1965
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGoTaoAufzE
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