Blue Angels Lockheed C-130J Hercules Fat Albert.
Registration: 170000.
This coloured C-130 Hercules aircraft is Fat Albert, the Blue Angels' transport aircraft. This aircraft gives a solo display prior to the show of the 6 Blue Angels F/A-18's.
Fat Albert is a nickname given to the plane by pilots of the Blue Angels of the Marine Corps in the 1970s because of its size and shape. It is a reference to the popular children's cartoon Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids from the same period.
This picture was taken on 27 October 2024 during the Wings over Houston Airshow at Ellington Airport.
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