The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Crews remove the fuselage of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 from a vessel at the Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday, March 2. AirAsia Flight QZ8501 was en route from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore when it lost contact with air traffic control on December 28. There were 162 people on board.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

The fuselage is lifted from the Java Sea during the recovery mission on March 2.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Indonesian search and rescue personnel unload recovered bodies at the Kumai seaport on Sunday, February 8.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Workers load the tail of the plane onto a truck February 7 at the Kumai seaport.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Crew members inspect body bags on the deck of a ship in the Java Sea on Friday, January 23.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

A police officer stands guard near pieces of the plane's wreckage at a warehouse in Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia, on Monday, January 19.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

This photo, taken by a remotely operated underwater vehicle and released Wednesday, January 14, by Singapore's Defense Ministry, shows part of the plane's fuselage lying on the floor of the Java Sea.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Indonesian officials remove the cockpit voice recorder from AirAsia Flight QZ8501 on Tuesday, January 13. Indonesian divers retrieved it from beneath the wreckage of the plane.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

A flight data recorder was retrieved from the Java Sea on Monday, January 12.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

An Indonesian worker cuts part of the plane's tail January 12 after debris from the crash was retrieved from the Java Sea.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

A portion of the plane's tail section is seen on the deck of a rescue ship after it was recovered from the Java Sea on Saturday, January 10.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

An Indonesian rescue helicopter flies during search operations in the Java Sea on Friday, January 9.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Search personnel unload the body of a victim upon arriving at the airport in Pangkalan Bun on January 9.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Members of the Indonesian Search and Rescue Agency carry pieces of the jet in Pangkalan Bun on January 9.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

There was a major breakthrough in the search for the wreckage on Wednesday, January 7. Indonesian search and rescue officials released an image of the plane's tail section as seen on the floor of the Java Sea.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Writing could be made out, showing the AirAsia insignia and other identifying features. The find is important because the plane's flight recorders were located in the tail section.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Divers were sent to take images of the section after metal detectors identified large objects in the water where officials were searching for the lost plane.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Search and rescue personnel carry seats from the flight on Monday, January 5.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

An Indonesian navy member holds a piece of window panel that was recovered during search operations.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Crew members in an Indonesian air force helicopter look out of the windows over the Java Sea during a search operation on Sunday, January 4.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Members of an Indonesian search and rescue team carry items recovered from the search area in Pangkalan Bun on January 4.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Members of the Mawar Sharon Church attend a prayer service for the relatives of lost loved ones January 4 in Surabaya, Indonesia.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Indonesian navy officers coordinate the recovery of bodies taken to the vessel KRI Banda Aceh during recovery operations on Saturday, January 3.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Members of the Indonesian navy return to the vessel with remains recovered from the crash area.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Recovered victims are placed on the deck of the Indonesian ship on January 3.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Members of an Indonesian search team carry a coffin at Iskandar Air Base on Friday, January 2.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Relatives and friends grieve as they attend a ceremony January 2 in Surabaya.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

A member of the Indonesian Red Cross prepares coffins at a hospital in Pangkalan Bun on January 2.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Members of the National Search and Rescue Agency and Indonesian soldiers carry coffins containing bodies of victims in Pangkalan Bun on January 2.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

This photograph released by the Singapore Defense Ministry shows the front and back of a piece of debris that resembles an aircraft window panel.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Members of a search and rescue team carry the body of a victim in Pangkalan Bun on Thursday, January 1.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Marine divers prepare their gear on the deck of a ship before searching for passengers and debris January 1 at Kumai port in Pangkalan Bun.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Indonesian soldiers carry a victim's coffin upon arrival at an air force base in Surabaya on Wednesday, December 31.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Indonesian soldiers carry coffins of crash victims on December 31.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Relatives of passengers pray together inside a holding room at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya on December 31.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Indonesian air force personnel show debris, including a suitcase, that was found floating near the site where the AirAsia flight disappeared.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Debris floats in the Java Sea on December 30.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

A member of the Indonesian navy monitors a radar screen during a search operation over the waters near Bangka Island, Indonesia, on December 30.

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Family members of missing passengers react at an airport in Surabaya after watching news reports on December 30.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Debris floats in the Java Sea on December 30.

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Relatives of missing passengers comfort each other December 30 at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya.

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Relatives gather at Juanda International Airport as they wait for news on December 30.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

An Indonesian military airman looks out the window of an airplane during a search over the waters of Karimata Strait on Monday, December 29.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Members of Indonesia's Marine Police pray before a search operation on December 29.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Military personnel perform a search operation on Sunday, December 28.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Sunu Widyatmoko, CEO of Indonesia AirAsia, gives a press conference in Surabaya announcing that the flight lost contact with air traffic control.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

An official from Indonesia's national search and rescue agency points to the position where AirAsia Flight QZ8501 went missing.