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'Fat Albert' Takeoff

The Blue Angels’ Marine Corps C-130F Hercules “Fat Albert” lifts into the sky as the JATO (Jet Assisted Take-Off) bottles fire, giving the plane an extra 8,000 pounds of thrust.