Super fans love the Blue Angels’ support aircraft Fat Albert. More casual fans may not ... a piece of glass right in front of the pilot’s face. All-glass cockpit Finally, all the old steam ...

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 ...

When I received an email in May that I had been nominated to fly with the Blue Angels’ beloved Fat ... made my way up the tarmac to greet Fat Albert face-to-face. My flight on Friday wasn ...

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.

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., on Tuesday.