1. Reconnaissance mission over Arras

    · Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France

    As a French Air Force captain, Saint-Exupéry completed a perilous reconnaissance mission over German-occupied Arras and received the Croix de Guerre with palm. Coordinates represent Arras city centre; the source describes an aerial reconnaissance mission above the city.

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