Fat Albert demonstrates maneuverability at a Navy Blue Angels Air Show

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Navy Blue Angels Air Show off the beach at Ocean City, MD, 15 June 2014. The Blue Angels use a United States Marine Corps Lockheed C-130T Hercules, nicknamed "Fat Albert", for their logistics, carrying spare parts, equipment, and to carry support personnel between shows. Beginning in 1975, "Bert" was used for Jet Assisted Take Off (JATO) and short aerial demonstrations just prior to the main event at selected venues, but the JATO demonstration ended in 2009 due to dwindling supplies of rockets.[12] "Fat Albert Airlines" flies with an all-Marine crew of three officers and five enlisted personnel.

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Size: 3600px × 2400px
Location: Ocean City, Maryland, United States
Photo credit: © Jim Kidd / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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