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| Aircraft.Serial. |
Const/No. |
Type.Designation |
Registrations |
Aircraft History |
| A39-001 |
747 |
A330-200MRTT |
EC-330
F-WWYI
MRTT-01 |
20/12/2004 The contract to convert the RAAF's A330s into MRTTs was signed.
Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) development aircraft.
30/03/2006 First flight .
31/05/2006 Delivered to CASA .
2/06/2006 Conversion to tanker by EADS Conversion and Modification Centre at Getafe, near Madrid in Spain. "Roll-in" ceremony
15/06/2007 First post-conversion flight
06/2007 Paris Air Show ( Code 63 )
14/11/2010 Seville - Airbus Military Family Day
20/01/2011 Incident when the boom was damaged during refuelling trials with a Portuguese Air Force F-16. No Australian personnel involved.
29/11/2011 Delivered to RAAF in Madrid,
Remained in Spain for tests and was originally due to be transferred to RAAF Base Amberley, 02/2013.
Eventually delivered on 24/02/2015. Carried Registration MRTT-01
23/09/2015 to 26/10/2015 Used for refuelling trials with USAF F-35A. 12 sorties were flown from Edwards Air Force base. The RAAF tanker crew made 479 dry and 24 wet contacts using the tail mounted boom.
EADS Video of A39-001.
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| A39-002 |
951 |
A330-200MRTT |
EC-333
F-WWYR |
14/04/2008 First flight .
22/05/2008 Delivered to CASA .
01/06/2008 Arrived at Brisbane Airport .
Converted by Qantas Defence Services Ltd.
15/10/2009 First post conversion flight .
28/10/2009 Departed Australia using Callsign AME1001.
18/06/2011 Arrived Amberley via McCarron and Hickham
22/06/2011 Second KC-30A accepted by RAAF 33SQN.
16/09/2011 Completed the first MRTT flight in RAAF service. 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,
21/09/2014 Deployed to UAE for operations in the Middle East.
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| A39-003 |
969 |
A330-200MRTT |
EC-334
F-WWYQ |
24/10/2008 First flight .
30/11/2008 Delivered to CASA .
15/062009 Arrived Brisbane Airport
Converted by Qantas Defence Services Ltd.
12/10/2010. First post conversion flight
15/10/2010 Departed Brisbane for Nellis AFB using Callsign AME1001.
27/05/2011 Departed Getafe combined Airbus/RAAF crew
30/05/2011 Arrived Amberley via McCarron and Hickham
01/06/2011 First KC-30A accepted by RAAF 33SQN. Initial Acceptance Ceremony Amberley.
18/11/2011 Trials commenced at ARDU with dry and wet contacts with Hornet A21-101
1/12/2011 First international deployment to Langkawi International Airshow in Kedah, Malaysia.
Named Wivenhoe, noticed 12/11/2025. (any idea on date of name?)
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| A39-004 |
1036 |
A330-200MRTT |
EC-336
F-WWKZ |
10/07/2009 First flight
18/06/2010 Arrived Brisbane Airport .
Converted by Qantas Defence Services Ltd..
20/08/2011 First post conversion flight .
24/08/2011 Departed for McCarran, Las Vegas, using call sign CASA336.
16/09/2011 Repainted and returned to Brisbane
08/11/2011 Third KC-30A accepted by RAAF 33SQN.
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| A39-005 |
1183 |
A330-200MRTT |
EC-336
F-WWKN |
22/11/2010 First flight .
15/12/2010 Ferried Toulouse-Madrid
26/05/2011. Arrived Brisbane Airport
Undergoing conversion by Qantas Defence Services Ltd.
04/06/2012 First post-conversion flight,
30/11/2012 Delivered to RAAF in Madrid, ,
05/12/2012 Arrived Amberley after delivery flight from Getafe.
01-13/06/2015 Air to air refuelling trials conducted with Wedgetail A30-001
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| A39-006 |
892 |
A330-203 |
F-WWYT
VH-EBH |
Further Order for RAAF Announced 01 July 2015 for delivery in 2018
Built 2007 as A330-203,
Fitted with the General Electric CF6-80E1 turbofans rated to 72000lb of thrust,
Registered F-WWYT,
17/12/2007 First Flight,
To CIT Aerospace International, Dublin, Republic of Ireland,
24/07/2007 Registered VH-EBH, to Qantas on lease from CIT Aerospace International,
22/01/2008 Delivered to Qantas,
Named "Hunter Valley",
12/05/2015 Withdrawn from Qantas Service, and flown to Singapore for end of lease maintenance and storage,
To be sent to Spain for Conversion to A330-MRTT/KC-30A standard.
2017 In service with 33 Squadron.
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| A39-007 |
898 |
A330-203 |
F-WWKM
VH-EBI |
Further Order for RAAF Announced 01 July 2015 for delivery in 2018
Built 2007 as A330-203,
Fitted with the General Electric CF6-80E1 turbofans rated to 72000lb of thrust,
Registered F-WWKM,
17/01/2008 First Flight,
To CIT Aerospace International, Dublin, Republic of Ireland,
04/02/2008 Registered VH-EBI, to Qantas on lease from CIT Aerospace International,
08/02/2008 Delivered to Qantas,
Named "Yarra Valley",
12/09/2015 To be withdrawn from Qantas Service to undergo end of lease requirements in Singapore before heading to Spain,
To be sent to Spain for Conversion to A330-MRTT/KC-30A standard.
07/2018 noted at Brisbane airport having VIP interior fitted.
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The Authors of this page are Martin Edwards and Brendan Cowan.
It would appear that A39-004 and A39-005 both carried Spanish registration EC-336.
Source: Defence Media, Australian Aviation, http://planespotters.net/Production_List/Airbus/A330/ , casa.gov.au ,
Emails: John Bennett, Gordon Birkett, Colin Campbell, Mick Rafferty, Peter Ricketts, Brendan Cowan, Greg Hyde, Andrew McLaughlan, Eamon Hamilton, Darren Crick, Glenn Dawson, Tom Fisher
Converted to CMS 26/08/2025
Updated 15th November 2025
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