From a master biographer, the life story of the daring French aviator who became one of the twentieth century\'s most beloved authors Antoine de Saint-Exup ry disappeared at age forty-four during a reconnaissance flight over southern France.
But the solitary hours he spent above the earth in open cockpit airplanes gave.
At the time he was best known for a career of daring flights over the Sahara, the Pyrenees, and Patagonia and for his contributions to the science of aviation.
From a master biographer, the life story of the daring French aviator who became one of the twentieth century\'s most beloved authors Antoine de Saint-Exup ry disappeared at age forty-four during a reconnaissance flight over southern France