french diver luc vanrell solved the mystery of antoine de saint—exupery‘s missing plane. fter so many years searching across the mediterranean, it is here that we found the wreckage of the plane belonging to the author of the little prince, antoine de saint—exupery. this place has become inhabited by the little prince. for me, he now lies here under the sea in marseilles. it's his refuge. antoine de saint—exupery, or saint—ex, is universally revered in france, not just as the author of the little prince, but as a pioneering airman and romantic free spirit. there was also the mystery of his death. translation: i became interested in the disappearance of him because i read his books when i was young and his thinking came to influence me throughout my life. in france we tend to say that you need to read the little prince in two different stages of your life. it was not until i was 40 that i came to understand it and all its subtleties. on july 31st 19114 at 7:45pm, saint—exupery took off for a high altitude reconnaissance mission. taking off from corsica towards the end of th

antoine de saint—exupery or saint x, he is universally revered and france not just of the author of the air man and romantic free spirit. there was also at the mystery of his death. translation: i became interested in the disappearance of him because i read his books when i was young and his thinking came to influence me throughout my life. and france we tend to say that you need to read it in two different stages of your life. it was not until i was 40 that i came to understand it and all its subtleties. onjuly the 31st at 7:45pm, saint—exupery took off for a high altitude reconnaissance mission. taking off from corsica towards the second world war, he disappeared, no one knew whether he was shot down or simply crashed and no one knew where. translation: we think he was spotted by a german gunner who saw a twin engine plane flying towards marseilles. he was 44 years old and one of the oldest pilots in the war at the time. when i used to dive in that area i would find bits of planes but i always thought they were from a german plane. in 1998, a fisherman found a piece of plain in his ne