TELLICO PLAINS, Tenn. (WHDH) – A United States Navy jet may have crashed in the Cherokee National Forest Sunday near Tellico Plains, Tennessee.
The Navy says the plane was training in the area where a crash was reported, and the plane never returned to the air station. They said they lost contact with the aircraft.
There were two pilots aboard the aircraft—an instructor and a student. Their fate is not yet known.
This is a developing story; stay with 7News for the latest details.
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