“A French scuba team has discovered parts of the missing warplane piloted by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, author of The Little Prince and one of France’s most beloved writers, an Air Force official said yesterday. The French aviation hero disappeared during World War II while flying a reconnaissance mission for the Allies over the Mediterranean. Until now, nobody knew where the plane went down. Two pieces — from the landing gear and engine — of Saint-Exupery’s Lockheed P-38 aircraft were pulled from the Mediterranean near the southern France city of Marseille, said Capt. Frederic Solano.”