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Fans around the world love the Blue Angels. Super fans love the Blue Angels’ support aircraft Fat Albert. More casual fans may not recognize the plane from its name alone, but anyone who has ...
The new paint was gleaming when Fat Albert took off from runway 05 at Cambridge Airport (England) on August 4. Onboard was the Blue Angels’ U.S. Marine Corps flight crew that always flies the C-130.
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels’ C-130T Hercules supply plane, nicknamed “Fat Albert,” flies near the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz during Fleet Week in San Francisco, California on October 9, 2015.
As I sat strapped into the cargo bench seats of Fat Albert on Thursday waiting for takeoff, I reminded myself over and over I was with the best pilots in the world — the Blue Angels. Then I ...
9&10’s Caroline Powers and photojournalist Jacob Johnson take us on the ride of a lifetime aboard Fat Albert. This massive aircraft is the US Navy Blue Angels Fat Albert. This C-130 will be ...
CHESTERFIELD, Mo — The skies were graced with an impressive sight this morning as the Blue Angels rolled into ... known affectionately as “Fat Albert.” “He is our logistical platform.
Katie Higgins was the first female Blue Angels pilot, however. She flew “Fat Albert” for two seasons, 2015-2016.
Fat Albert, the Navy’s Blue Angels’ C-130J Super Hercules support aircraft and its team was at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point recently for ...
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The Blue Angels are in town, in case you haven’t heard. The elite fighter demonstration squad could be seen roaring over San Francisco Thursday in preparation for the ...