File photo dated 1936 of French novelist Antoine de Saint-Exupery with his wife Consuelo in their Paris home. As France celebrates the centenary of his birth, the mystery shrouding his death may soon be lifted. French President Jacques Chirac ordered a Navy vessel to search for the wreckage of Saint Exupery's plane, which went down in the Mediterranean on July 31, 1944, during a reconnaissance mission for the Allies. (AP PHOTO)