A Guinean air force pilot successfully ejected from his crashing
MiG 21 combat fighter but drowned after plunging into the Atlantic Ocean off
Conakry, a military source said on Thursday.
The pilot, Flight Sergeant Nama Keita, had taken the jet for a test flight
on Tuesday after mechanics managed to start up its engine, which had broken
down, said the source, who asked not to be named.
Fishermen recovered the body from the sea off the west African country.