New “Fat Albert” C-130 Expected To Join Blue Angels In 2020
24 Jun 2019

New “Fat Albert” C-130 Expected To Join Blue Angels In 2020

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The US Navy has taken the next step toward getting “Fat Albert Airlines” flying again. The Naval Air Systems Command awarded a $29.7 million contract to the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence this month for a C-130J Hercules aircraft. The C-130 will head to the Blue Angels to serve as their transport. The team retired… Read more
“Fat Albert” C-130 Retires From Blue Angel Duties
22 May 2019

“Fat Albert” C-130 Retires From Blue Angel Duties

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The current “Fat Albert” has flown her last show. Of course, “Fat Albert” is the name given to the C-130 Hercules transport assigned to the famous US Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron. Their current C-130T aircraft (BuNo 164763) has had numerous issues in recent years and saw extended periods of down time for maintenance… Read more
QF-4 Phantoms To Perform Flyover At Sunday’s NASCAR Race in Texas
3 Nov 2016

QF-4 Phantoms To Perform Flyover At Sunday’s NASCAR Race in Texas

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This Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway will have a special treat – two QF-4 Phantoms for the pre-race flyover! The flyover is scheduled for 2:02 pm eastern, 1:02 central time before the start of the race. The QF-4s will base out of the Fort Worth/Alliance Airport, about 14 miles north of Fort… Read more