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Old 11th Oct 2013, 11:43
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The RAAF KC-30A does not have an upper deck cargo door. To date, the cancelled KC-45 for the USAF is the only variant of the A330MRTT that has been ordered with this option.

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Yes you are correct. and my apologies. However, I do remember reading in the Australian press, aviation and other, that the RAAF tanker would have a freight door and it would be installed at Qantas military in Brisbane after the aircraft had been delivered.

It DOES seem to have receiving capability using a slipway though !

In this month's "Aeroplane" there is an extensive article on the F111 and description of the Libyan operation from the UK. Seems on that operation 3,000,000 pounds of fuel were transferred including topping up the KC10 from KC135s.
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