ADF Aircraft Serial Numbers
Airbus A330-203 KC-30A MRTT
| Aircraft Serial | c/n | Registration | History |
| A39-001 | 747 | EC-330 F-WWYI | The contract to convert the RAAF's A330s into MRTTs was signed on 20/12/2004. Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) development aircraft. First flight 30/03/2006. Delivered to CASA 31/05/2006. Conversion to tanker by EADS Conversion and Modification Centre at Getafe, near Madrid in Spain. "Roll-in" ceremony 2/06/2006 First post-conversion flight 15/06/2007 Paris Air Show ( Code 63 ) 06/2007 Seville - Airbus Military Family Day 14/11/2010 Had incident on 20/01/2011 when the boom was damaged during refuelling trials with a Portugese Airforce F-16. No Australian personel involved. Delivered to RAAF in Madrid December 2011. Currently remains in Spain for tests and will be transferred to RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland later in the year. |
| A39-002 | 951 | EC-333 F-WWYR | First flight 14/04/2008. Delivered to CASA 22/05/2008. Arrived at Brisbane Airport 01/06/2008. Converted by Qantas Defence Services Ltd. First post conversion flight 15/10/2009. Departed Australia 28/10/2009 - using Callsign AME1001. Arrived Amberley via McCarron and Hickham 18/06/2011 Second KC-30A accepted by RAAF 33SQN. Completed the first MRTT flight in RAAF service 16/09/2011. It took off from RAAF Base Amberley at about 10.40am for a 2 hours and 45 minutes long flight over Roma and the Sunshine Coast, before returning to RAAF Base Amberley |
| A39-003 | 969 | EC-334 F-WWYQ | First flight 24/10/2008. Delivered to CASA 30/11/2008. Arrived Brisbane Airport 15/062009 Converted by Qantas Defence Services Ltd. First post conversion flight 12/10/2010. Departed Brisbane for Nellis AFB on 15/10/2010 - using Callsign AME1001. Departed Getafe combined Airbus/RAAF crew 27/05/2011 Arrived Amberley via McCarron and Hickham 30/05/2011 First KC-30A accepted by RAAF 33SQN. Initial Acceptance Ceremony Amberley. 1/06/2011 Trials commenced at ARDU with dry and wet contacts with Hornet A21-101 18/11/2011 First international deployment to Langkawi International Airshow in Kedah, Malaysia 1/12/2011 |
| A39-004 | 1036 | EC-336 F-WWKZ | First flight 10/07/2009 Arrived Brisbane Airport 18/06/2010. Converted by Qantas Defence Services Ltd.. First post conversion flight 20/08/2011. Departed 24/08/2011 for McCarran, Las Vegas, using call sign CASA336. Repainted and returned to Brisbane 16/09/2011 Third KC-30A accepted by RAAF 33SQN. 8/11/2011 |
| A39-005 | 1183 | EC-336 F-WWKN | First flight 22/11/10. Ferried Toulouse-Madrid 15/12/2010 Arrived Brisbane Airport 26/05/2011. Undergoing conversion by Qantas Defence Services Ltd. Scheduled to be delivered September 2012 |
An initial operational capability for Air Logistics Services (passengers and cargo) and pods (hose and drogue) air to air refuelling capability is planned by end-2012. A full operational capability, for Air Logistic Services and pods and boom air to air refuelling, is planned by end-2013.
It would appear that A39-004 and A39-005 both carried Spanish registration EC-336. Any clarification would be welcome
Source: Defence Media.
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