Royal navy successfully completes QZ8501 mission


Indonesia's head of the Military Search and Rescue Task Force Widodo (L), deputy of the Military Search and Rescue Task Force Dwi Kurniadi (2nd L) and Tatang Kurniadi (2nd R), head of Indonesia's National Transportation Safety committee, hold the cockpit voice recorder (C) from AirAsia flight QZ8501 upon its arrival in Pangkalan Bun on January 13, 2015. - AFP PHOTO / ADEK BERRY

PETALING JAYA: The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has officially completed search and rescue operations involving Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 that crashed into the Java Sea after 17 days on the mission.

RMN chief Admiral Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Jaafar said the mission officially ended at 6pm yesterday.

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