City - Ypsilanti State - MICHIGAN Country - United States
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This C-130, nicknamed "Fat Albert", is operated by the US Marines in support of the US Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team. They'll fly to every show with the jets to transport maintenance personnel & equipment.
This shot was right after takeoff, if you look close,you can see the vortex created by the power of the propellers and the heat generated by the exhaust of the engines. Taken at the 2007 Thunder over Michigan Air Show !