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.

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.

FOX6 News got the opportunity on Friday, July 18, to fly with the Blue Angels on the team's airplane nicknamed “Fat Albert." ...

The C-130 known affectionately as "Fat Albert" plays a key role with the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels. 'Gilligan's Island': Untold Secrets of the Classic Castaway Comedy ...

Facts about Fat Albert. Engines: Four Rolls-Royce turbo-prop engines with more than 18,000 pounds of thrust each Wingspan: 132 feet, 7 inches Length: 99 feet, 5 inches Height: 38 feet, 4 inches ...

When did Fat Albert join the Blue Angels team? The Blue Angels have used support aircraft since the team’s inception but didn’t begin using C-130s until 1970. Since then, the Blue Angels have ...

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 ...

U.S. Marines with the Silent Drill Platoon executed a drill sequence during the Blue Angels’ “Fat Albert” C-130J Super Hercules flyover at Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Ariz.

The Blue Angels performed a practice run at the Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield, Missouri, ahead of this weekend’s Spirit of St. Louis Air Show and STEM Expo, with the Fat Albert … ...

Two new F/A-18E/F pilots, a Fat Albert pilot, flight surgeon and events coordinator join the team for the 2025 season. News Sports Play Opinion Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals BLUE ANGELS ...

The name was given by Marine Corps Blue Angels Pilot’s. After 30,000 hours of flight time and 17 years of service, Fat Albert was retired. But this C-130J holds a lot of history and meaning to ...

Soltan will be flying Fat Albert, a C-130J that performs for about 10 minutes of the Blue Angels' show. Soltan said piloting the aircraft has been a major challenge, and learning opportunity.