Fat Albert is the Blue Angels' C-130J support aircraft, carrying people and equipment between show sites and performing its own demonstration profile at many events. The current C-130J is publicly associated with Bureau Number 170000 and ADS-B hex AE6963 in airshow-tracking references.
Airframe passport
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no active registration
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Registry claim
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Identity
Current tail
N170000
Mode-S
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Serial
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Aliases
170000
Registration
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Status
Unknown
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Airframe
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Evidence history
A permanent timeline of exact-aircraft FAA observations. Registry changes and indexed filings share the chronology, but filings are not treated as the cause of a registry change.
Registry snapshot difference Exact-tail FAA document index
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Where it flies
Every leg this tail has flown — brighter where it flies most. Home field is ringed.
Airport routes
Pensacola, FL
Home base · 38% of legs
16
Airports visited
Fort Worth, TX ↔ Pensacola, FL
Busiest corridor · 4 trips
26
Trips tracked · latest trip Nov 24, 2025
2025-08 → 2025-11
Tracked span
Flight history
Every tracked trip with route and shape. Event tags mark calendar-linked trips; documented rows have a published JetSweep story or research note.
26 trips · 32 legs
Ownership
Registered owner
U.S. Navy Blue Angels
FAA registrant
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Attributed to
Blue Angels Support
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Owner class
military
We track the aircraft, not who is aboard. Ownership reflects the FAA registrant; attribution and purpose, where shown, are tiered by evidence. Some tails are blocked from public display.
