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The Blue Angels’ C-130 Hercules, affectionately known as "Fat Albert," flies over the Silent Drill Platoon on Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., March 4, 2014. The Marine Corps pilots who fly the C-130 must be aircraft commander qualified with at least 1,200 flight hours.

'FAT ALBERT' FLYOVER

The Blue Angels’ C-130 Hercules, affectionately known as "Fat Albert," flies over the Silent Drill Platoon on Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., March 4, 2014. The Marine Corps pilots who fly the C-130 must be aircraft commander qualified with at least 1,200 flight hours.

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