Ici a vécu en 1921 l’écrivain aviateur Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Né en 1900, mort pour la France le 31 juillet 1944. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry apprit à piloter pendant son service militaire sur le terrain du Neuhof. De ce moment, il vit les cinq continents défiler sous ses ailes au cours de sa glorieuse carrière d’aviateur où il puisa l’inspiration d’une œuvre littéraire qui l’a rendu immortel.

English translation: "Here lived in 1921 the aviator writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Born in 1900, died for France on 31 July 1944. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry learned to fly during his military service on the ground of the Neuhof. From that moment, he saw the five continents parade under his wings during his glorious career as an aviator, where he drew inspiration from a literary work that made him immortal. [AWS Translate]"

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