
FAQ About Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

How did Antoine de Saint-Exupéry die?
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry died during World War II. On July 31, 1944, while on a reconnaissance mission over the Mediterranean Sea, his plane disappeared. It’s believed that he may have been shot down, but the exact circumstances of his death remain a mystery. Wreckage of his aircraft was found decades later.