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" During his extensive career as an airmail pilot with A√©ropostale, Antoine served as the company‚Äôs station manager in barren Villa Bens. During the Second World War, although he was older than most, Saint-Exup√©ry joined the Free French Air Force. On July 31, 1944, as fate would have it, he disappeared on a reconnaissance mission flying a P-38 Lightning over the Mediterranean, somewhere south of Marseille. The body of a French pilot was found a few days after Antoine‚Äôs disappearance and was buried in Carqueiranne, France. After his death he became an icon and national hero throughout France. For a fleeting moment I wondered what anyone could do to pass the time of day at such a remote location‚Ä¶. Antoine de Saint-Exup√©ry used his time to write books!Today the word A√©ropostale takes on an entirely new meaning. It has become the name of an American retailer of casual apparel for young people. Go figure‚Ä¶. "

Antoine De Saint-Exupéry

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