i'm guessing they crashed right into a mountain in the fog and that's why they never ejected or alerted aircraft control that there was a problem. they were flying too manly in the mountains in the fog, and they had blind faith that they were much higher in altitude than they actually were. might even explain why it took so many days to find them, because the tracking equipment was probably smashed so hard when they collided with a fucking mountain trying to be tom cruise in top gun: maverick.
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