Saint-ex

After France fell in 1940, he lived in exile in New York before returning to fly reconnaissance missions for the Free French Air Force in 1943.

Born in Lyon into a noble family, Saint-Exupéry was a "dreamy" child fascinated by mechanics and flight. Saint-Ex

He joined the French Air Force in 1921 and later became a pioneer for the Aéropostale (postal air service), flying dangerous routes across North Africa and South America. He was known as a "man of action" who frequently ponder mysteries of the universe while in the cockpit. After France fell in 1940, he lived in