AirAsia plane disaster in pictures

Jan 02, 2015

Seven bodies have so far been retrieved from the Airbus A320-200 carrying 162 people, which crashed during a storm.


Seven bodies have so far been retrieved from the Airbus A320-200 carrying 162 people, which crashed during a storm on December 28 in the sea near the island of Borneo en route from Indonesia's second city of Surabaya to Singapore.  

 


Indonesian military personnel carry the coffins of victims recovered from the ill-fated Malaysian air carrier AirAsia flight QZ8501, upon their arrival at the military airbase in Surabaya, East Java on January 1, 2015 after being flown in from Pangkalan Bun, the town with the nearest airstrip to the crash site, in Central Kalimantan.

 


Ambulances carrying the coffins of victims recovered from the ill-fated Malaysian air carrier AirAsia flight QZ8501 arrive at the police hospital for identification procedures in Surabaya on January 1, 2015.

 


Indonesian police and search and rescue teams carry debris recovered from AirAsia flight QZ8501, lost over the Java Sea on December 28, at the military base in Pangkalan Bun, the town with the nearest airstrip to the crash site, in Central Kalimantan

 


Indonesian Air Force Major pilot Suryo (L) and co-pilot Ravi (R) look out of the cockpit windows of their Super Puma NAS 332 helicopter during search operations for AirAsia flight QZ8501 over Kumai Bay in Central Borneo near Pangkalan Bun

 


Indonesian military personnel carry the coffin containing the remains of Khairunisa Binti Haidar Fauzi, one of the flight attendants from the ill-fated jet

 


A family member of passengers onboard the missing Malaysian air carrier AirAsia flight QZ8501, reacts after seeing an unidentified floating dead body during a search and rescue (SAR) mission with Indonesian military personnel over the waters of the Java Sea

 


Members of the Indonesia marines unload their diving equipment as they arrive at Pangkalan Bun air base in Central Kalimantan on December 31, 2014, to join the operation to find the missing Malaysian air carrier

 


Indonesian military officers coordinate with a navy helicopter Bell 421 on the Indonesian Navy vessel KRI Bung Tomo on January 1

 


A US Navy helicopter (C) from the USS Samson takes off over Indonesian aircraft after handing over four victims from AirAsia flight QZ8501

 


An AirAsia (C) official hugs a family member (R) of Khairunisa Binti Haidar Fauzi , one of the flight attendants in the ill-fated Malaysian air carrier AirAsia flight QZ8501, after handing over her remains at the police hospital in Surabaya on January 2, 2015.

 


An Indonesian man prays in front of a screen before special prayers for the victims

 


Indonesian Muslims offer special prayers for the victims of the ill-fated AirAsia flight QZ8501 at the Al-Akbar National Mosque in Surabaya

 


A view from Indonesian air force aircraft CN295 is seen during search and rescue operations for the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, in Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan on December 30, 2014.

 


Indonesian navy personnel watch as a Bell-412 helicopter takes off at sea on January 1, 2015.

 


Members of Indonesian search and rescue team stand at Kumai port on December 31, 2014 in Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. (AFP/Getty Images)
 


An Indonesian crew maintains a helicopter being used in the search for AirAsia flight QZ8501

 


Indonesian people pray for passengers of the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 in Malang, East Java

 

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