How Hard Is It To Become A Blue Angels Pilot?
To join the flight crew of “Fat Albert,” the jet-assisted (JATO) C-130, Marine pilots need 1,200 hours. That’s just to get started. The Blue Angels train together as a team or on the road, performing ...
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On wings of Blue Angels, toy journeys from one heart to another
Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia (CNN) -- The Blue Angels C-130, Fat Albert, moves like a lumbering fullback down the runway, its engines roaring. A hula girl hood ornament, on the cockpit dash ...
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Seventy Years of Service: The Enduring Legacy of the C-130 Hercules
the Blue Angels, since 1970, performing in airshows worldwide alongside the F/A-18E Super Hornets. “There is no more versatile aircraft than the C-130,” said Col. Steven Puckett, program ...
Here's when you can catch the Blue Angels at the 2025 Sun 'N Fun Aerospace Expo
The Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo is already underway, but Blue Angels fans will have to wait until Thursday before catching a ...