Thunderbird

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Thunderbird or Thunderbirds may refer to:

Creatures

• Thunderbird (mythology), a legendary creature in many Native American cultures
• Thunderbird (cryptozoology), a term used in cryptozoology to describe large, bird-like creatures
• Dromornithidae, an extinct Australian family of birds

Computing

• Mozilla Thunderbird, an e-mail and news client
• Thunderbird (supercomputer), a supercomputer cluster at Sandia National Laboratories
• Athlon Thunderbird, a microprocessor by AMD

Film and television

• Thunder Birds (1942 film), a World War II drama
• Thunderbirds (1952 film), starring John Derek
• Thunderbirds (TV series), a 1960s British series created by Gerry Anderson
• Thunderbirds (2004 film), a science fiction film loosely based on the Gerry Anderson TV series

Music

• The Thunderbirds, English band of the 1960s and the backing group for pop singer Chris Farlowe
• The Thunderbirds, Hong Kong band of the 1960s founded by Robert Lee
• Thunderbird (Cassandra Wilson album) (2006)
• Thunderbird (Louis Bellson album) (1965)
• Thunderbird (Willis Jackson album) (1962)
• "Thunderbird", a song on the album Condition Red by Iron Savior
• "Thunderbird", a song on the album Metal Health by Quiet Riot
• "Thunderbird", a song on the album I Started Out with Nothin and I Still Got Most of It Left by Seasick Steve
• "Thunderbird", a song on the album The Spine by They Might Be Giants
• "Thunderbird", a song on the album Fandango! by ZZ Top
• "Thunderbird", a song on the album Last Parade by Call Me No One
• Gibson Thunderbird, a bass guitar

Comics

• Thunderbird (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero introduced in 1975
• Warpath (comics), aka Thunderbird, a Marvel Comics superhero introduced in 1984
• Neal Shaara, aka Thunderbird, a Marvel Comics superhero introduced in 2000

Sport

• Adelaide Thunderbirds, an Australian netball team
• Albuquerque Thunderbirds, an American basketball team
• Dubuque Thunderbirds, a former American junior hockey team
• Hamilton Thunderbirds, a Canadian baseball team
• Sault Thunderbirds, a 1959–1962 Canadian hockey team
• Seattle Thunderbirds, an American hockey team
• Soo Thunderbirds, a Canadian hockey team, launched in 1999
• Springfield Thunderbirds, an American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Florida Panthers.
• Thunderbird Soccer Club, a Taiwanese football club
• UBC Thunderbirds, the athletic teams of the University of British Columbia
• AA Thunderbirds, Canadian ice hockey team which scouted Corey Haim when the latter was a teenager
• The Thunderbirds, a civic group that organizes the Phoenix Open golf tournament
• Thunderbirds, Los Angeles roller derby team

Aerospace

• United States Air Force Thunderbirds, an air demonstration squadron
• English Electric Thunderbird, a British Army missile
• Thunderbird (aircraft), a surviving B-17 Flying Fortress
• Thunderbird Field, a former military airfield in Arizona
• No. 426 Thunderbird Squadron, a Royal Canadian Air Force transport training squadron

Land transport

• Thunderbird (train), a Japanese limited express
• Ford Thunderbird, a car
• Royal Enfield Thunderbird, an Indian motorcycle
• Triumph Thunderbird, a British motorcycle introduced in 1949
• Triumph TR65 Thunderbird, a British motorcycle introduced in 1981
• Thunderbird, a colloquial description of a railway locomotive used to rescue failed trains or haul electric trains over non-electrified lines, not inevitably dedicated and/or designed for that particular purpose
  • More officially, a Virgin Trains' class 57/3 diesel locomotive equipped for both rescue of electric trains and haulage over non-electrified lines; these are individually named after characters and other features in the aforementioned 1960s television programme

Lodging and accommodation

• Thunderbird Motel, an American Indian-themed motel in Minnesota
• Thunderbird Motel, one of the Miami modern architecture buildings
• Thunderbird Motel (built 1962, on Hollywood's Sunset Strip), now one of four Standard Hotels in a chain
• Thunderbird Hotel, a Paradise, Nevada, hotel and casino

Roller coasters

• Thunderbird (Holiday World), a roller coaster at Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, Santa Claus, Indiana, United States
• Thunderbird (PowerPark), a roller coaster at PowerPark, Alahärmä, West Finland

Other uses

• Thunderbird (wine), made by E & J Gallo Winery
• Thunderbird 26, a class of sailboat
• Thunderbird School of Global Management, a private business school whose main campus is located in Glendale, Arizona
• The nickname of the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team