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
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