The Prince, the Pilot and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Triebel, Claas & Gartzen, Lino von
July 2008
Approx. 240 pages
Approx. 240 pages
The Prince, the Pilot and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The mystery of his final flight
Exploring the legend behind the disappearance of Saint-Exupéry. His final flight is one of the great mysteries of World War II. On July 31st 1944, the French author and pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry failed to return from a reconnaissance flight. After more than 60 years, the German fighter pilot who claimed responsibility for Saint-Exupéry’s death has finally been identified. The authors analyse documents and first-hand reports by contemporary witnesses and share latest findings obtained by underwater archaeologists at the site where the wreck was found, just a few kilometres off the coast of Marseilles. A fascinating research adventure. Claas Triebel, born in 1974, is a psychologist at the University of the Armed Forces in Munich (Universität der Bundeswehr, München) and a selfemployed coach. He lives in Munich. www.claastriebel.de Lino von Gartzen, born in 1973, is a specialist in the field of patent and document research He was involved in the investigation of the wreck at the site of the discovery as an underwater archaeologist, and identified the German pilot who shot down Saint-Exupéry’s plane in 1944. Lino von Gartzen lives in Berg on Lake Starnberg, near Munich. www.abtauchen.com
Exploring the legend behind the disappearance of Saint-Exupéry. His final flight is one of the great mysteries of World War II. On July 31st 1944, the French author and pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry failed to return from a reconnaissance flight. After more than 60 years, the German fighter pilot who claimed responsibility for Saint-Exupéry’s death has finally been identified. The authors analyse documents and first-hand reports by contemporary witnesses and share latest findings obtained by underwater archaeologists at the site where the wreck was found, just a few kilometres off the coast of Marseilles. A fascinating research adventure. Claas Triebel, born in 1974, is a psychologist at the University of the Armed Forces in Munich (Universität der Bundeswehr, München) and a selfemployed coach. He lives in Munich. www.claastriebel.de Lino von Gartzen, born in 1973, is a specialist in the field of patent and document research He was involved in the investigation of the wreck at the site of the discovery as an underwater archaeologist, and identified the German pilot who shot down Saint-Exupéry’s plane in 1944. Lino von Gartzen lives in Berg on Lake Starnberg, near Munich. www.abtauchen.com
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