Media got the chance to fly in the Blue Angels' "Fat Albert." "Fat Albert" is the elite team's C-130 cargo aircraft. "Fat Albert" is a nickname given to the plane by Marine Corps Blue Angel pilots in ...

The C-130J known as Fat Albert will miss the entire 2026 Blue Angels air show season due to maintenance Marshall Aerospace, located in the UK, will replace the craft's center wing box, which connects ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The U.S. Navy Blue Angels' iconic transport plane dubbed "Fat Albert" likely won't fly next year. The Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron confirmed the C-130 is being flown to ...

The illustrious and well-known opening act to every Blue Angels air show known as Fat Albert is scheduled to miss the entire 2026 air show season due to maintenance. According to the Navy, this ...

FOX6's Aaron Maybin got the opportunity to ride aboard the Blue Angels' Fat Albert -- a C-130 aircraft -- and experience weightlessness.