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Blue Angels’ New “Fat Albert” C-130J Diverted To Boston By A Caution Light In The Cockpit On Its Way To The U.S.

August 5, 2020 Stefano D'Urso

The C-130J was flying from Cambridge, UK, to Fort Worth, but had to divert to Boston to solve an issue with the aircraft. The Blue Angels’ support aircraft, the C-130J “Fat Albert” is finally in […]

The Blue Angels Have Received Their first F/A-18E Super Hornet

July 27, 2020 Stefano D'Urso

The team will finally start the transition to the new aircraft later this year The U.S. Navy Blue Angels received their first F/A-18E Super Hornet on July 27, 2020. The aircraft was flown from Cecil […]

The Blue Angels’ New “Fat Albert” Flies for The First Time

July 21, 2020 Stefano D'Urso

The team’s new C-130J performed a 4-hours Functional Check Flight from Cambridge in preparation for the ferry flight to the United States. The Blue Angels’ new C-130J “Fat Albert” performed on July 20, 2020 the […]

Ladies And Gentlemen, Here’s The First Photo Of The Blue Angels’ new “Fat Albert”

June 30, 2020 Stefano D'Urso

The new C-130J will soon replace the C-130T that served as “Fat Albert” until 2019. After just a little over a year since the replacement was announced, the Blue Angels are preparing to receive the […]

Missing Airshows? Check Out This Awesome New Documentary About the 1982 Blue Angels.

May 28, 2020 Tom Demerly

Producer Ryan Nothhaft Provides Unique, Insider’s View of Classic Navy Demo Team. If you’re like all of us at TheAviationist.com, after the “Top Gun: Maverick” delay and the “COVID-19 2020 Air Show Season That Never […]