Over San Francisco, pt 3 - Fat Albert.jpg (1/1)

[Mitchell Holman[_3_]]

[Dave D]

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I'm not sure where you got the nickname "Fat Albert" for the pictured
aircraft but "Fat Albert" was the unofficial nickname for the C5A Galaxy.
Then in the late 1970s the Air Force issued policy statements to the effect
that it was not an "appropriate" nickname....

DaveD

[Dave D]

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I'm not sure where you got the nickname "Fat Albert" for the pictured
aircraft but "Fat Albert" was the unofficial nickname for the C5A Galaxy.
Then in the late 1970s the Air Force issued policy statements to the effect
that it was not an "appropriate" nickname....

DaveD

[Andrew Chaplin]

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> I'm not sure where you got the nickname "Fat Albert" for the pictured
> aircraft but "Fat Albert" was the unofficial nickname for the C5A Galaxy.
> Then in the late 1970s the Air Force issued policy statements to the effect
> that it was not an "appropriate" nickname....

I thought the C-130 supporting the Blue Angels had long carried the name.
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Andrew Chaplin
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[Andrew Chaplin]

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> "Mitchell Holman" > wrote in message
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> I'm not sure where you got the nickname "Fat Albert" for the pictured
> aircraft but "Fat Albert" was the unofficial nickname for the C5A Galaxy.
> Then in the late 1970s the Air Force issued policy statements to the effect
> that it was not an "appropriate" nickname....

I thought the C-130 supporting the Blue Angels had long carried the name.
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Andrew Chaplin
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[Mitchell Holman[_3_]]

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> "Mitchell Holman" > wrote in message
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> I'm not sure where you got the nickname "Fat Albert" for the pictured
> aircraft but "Fat Albert" was the unofficial nickname for the C5A
> Galaxy. Then in the late 1970s the Air Force issued policy statements
> to the effect that it was not an "appropriate" nickname....
>
> DaveD


"The Blue Angels use a United States Marine Corps C-130T Hercules
nicknamed "Fat Albert" for logistics, carrying spare parts, equipment,
and to carry support personnel between shows. They also use "Bert"
for a short aerial demonstration just prior to the jet demonstration
at selected venues. "Fat Albert Airlines" flies with an all-Marine
crew of three officers and five enlisted personnel."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Angels

[Mitchell Holman[_3_]]

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>> "Mitchell Holman" > wrote in message
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>> I'm not sure where you got the nickname "Fat Albert" for the pictured
>> aircraft but "Fat Albert" was the unofficial nickname for the C5A
>> Galaxy. Then in the late 1970s the Air Force issued policy statements
>> to the effect that it was not an "appropriate" nickname....
>
> I thought the C-130 supporting the Blue Angels had long carried the
> name.


It does.

[Mike Henley]

"Dave D" > wrote in message
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> "Mitchell Holman" > wrote in message
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> I'm not sure where you got the nickname "Fat Albert" for the pictured
> aircraft but "Fat Albert" was the unofficial nickname for the C5A Galaxy.
> Then in the late 1970s the Air Force issued policy statements to the
> effect that it was not an "appropriate" nickname....
>
> DaveD
The Blue Angels have had 7 different C-130's. The first KC-130F replaced the
Blue Angels C-121 in 1970. The Marine flight crew named it Fat Albert after
the Bill Cosby cartoon. When it was replaced with another C-130 1973, the
Fat Albert name stayed with the aircraft.