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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’ 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 […]

USAF F-35A Has Landing Gear Collapse, C-130 Overshoots Runway in Separate Incidents.

June 9, 2020 Tom Demerly

F-35A Landing Gear Collapse is Second Time for USAF, No Injuries in C-130 Accident. In two separate incidents, a USAF F-35A Lightning II was damaged when its nose wheel collapsed at Hill AFB in Utah […]

Coulson Aviation C-130 Large Air Tanker Crashes in Australia, Killing All Three US Crew Members On Board.

January 23, 2020 Tom Demerly

Aircraft Was Fighting Fires in Monaro, New South Wales. Three Americans are reported dead in the crash of a C-130 Hercules, registration N134CG, firefighting aircraft in the Monaro area of New South Wales, Australia. The […]