Thunderbolt (disambiguation)

A thunderbolt is a symbolic representation of lightning when accompanied by a loud thunderclap.

Thunderbolt may also refer to:

Military

Aircraft

• Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, an American ground support aircraft
• HESA Saeqeh ("Thunderbolt"), an Iranian fighter aircraft based on the American Northrop F-5
• Mitsubishi J2M Raiden ("Thunderbolt"), a Japanese land-based fighter
• Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, a United States Army Air Force fighter aircraft
• Saab 37 Viggen, also known as Thunderbolt, a Swedish fighter and attack aircraft

Operations

• Operation Thunderbolt (disambiguation)
  • Operation Entebbe or Thunderbolt, the Israeli Defense Force rescue of civilian hostages held at Entebbe, Uganda
  • Operation Thunderbolt (1951), a United Nations offensive during the Korean War
  • Operation Thunderbolt, a Singapore Armed Forces hostage rescue operation

Organizations

• Legio XII Fulminata, a Roman legion which took its name and unit emblem from fulmen, Latin for Thunderbolt
• 11th Armored Division (United States), by nickname
• Sa'ka Forces (meaning thunderbolt), an Egyptian military commando force
• As-Sa'iqa (meaning thunderbolt), a Palestinian Ba'athist political and military faction
• Al-Saiqa (Libya), Libyan special forces
• The Thunderbolts, the former aerobatic demonstration team of the Indian Air Force

Vehicles and vessels

• HMS Thunderbolt, several vessels of the Royal Navy
• USS Thunderbolt, a US Navy patrol ship
• Thunderbolt-2000, a Republic of China (Taiwan) Army rocket launcher system
• Thunderbolt, a test bed variant of the M8 Armored Gun System

Technology

• Thunderbolt (interface), a computer interface allowing connections of external peripherals
  • Apple Thunderbolt Display, a computer monitor
• HTC ThunderBolt, a cell phone
• Thunderbolt siren, an emergency siren

Places

• Thunderbolt, Georgia, US
• Thunderbolt Peak, in California, US
• Thunderbolt Wreck, a dive site off the coast of Florida, US

Transportation

• Thunderbolt, a GWR 3031 Class locomotive
• Thunderbolt (car), British land speed record car of the 1930s
• Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt, an experimental automobile built in 1964
• BSA Thunderbolt, a British motorcycle manufactured between 1964 and 1972

Films

• Thunderbolt (1995 film), starring Jackie Chan
• Thunderbolt (1910 film), an "outlaw" film
• The Thunderbolt, a 1912 American short drama film
• Thunderbolt (1929 film), a 1929 American noir film directed by Josef von Sternberg
• Thunderbolt (1947 film), a 1947 American documentary World War II film
• Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, a 1974 American crime film
• Operation Thunderbolt (film), a 1977 Israeli film based on Operation Entebbe
• Quentin Tarantino's Thunderbolt, the fictitious "original title" of the film Death Proof

Cartoons and comics

• Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt, a Charlton Comics character
• Thunderbolts (comics), a Marvel comic book title
• Thunderbolt (Marvel Comics), either of two comics characters
• Thunderbolt Ross, a comics character
• Thunderbolt Jaxon, a comics character
• Thunderbolt, a DC Comics character related with the character Johnny Thunder

Music

• Thunderbolt (band), a Norwegian heavy metal band
• Thunderbolt - A Tribute To AC/DC, see list of AC/DC tribute albums
• Thunderbolt (album), an album by Saxon
• "Thunderbolt", a song by Björk from Biophilia
• "Thunderbolt", a song by Dozer from Madre de Dios
• "Thunderbolt", a song by BWO from Big Science
• "Thunderbolt", a song by Valesnia from Kosmos

Games

• Colonel Volgin, also known as "Thunderbolt", a character in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
• Thunderbolt heavy fighter (Warhammer 40,000)

Roller coasters

• Thunderbolt (Celebration City), in Branson, Missouri
• Thunderbolt (1925 roller coaster), defunct, at Coney Island, New York
• Thunderbolt (2014 roller coaster), at Coney Island, New York
• Thunderbolt (Dreamworld), defunct, in Queensland, Australia
• Thunderbolt (Kennywood), in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
• Thunderbolt (Savin Rock), defunct, in West Haven, Connecticut
• Thunderbolt (Six Flags New England), in Agawam, Massachusetts
• Viking Voyage, called Thunderbolt between 2003 and 2008

People

• Bayezid I, nicknamed Yıldırım, "Thunderbolt", Ottoman sultan in 1389–1402
• Captain Thunderbolt (1833–1870), Australian bushranger
• Georgios Kondylis (1878–1936), nicknamed Keravnos, "Thunderbolt", Greek general and prime minister
• Krzysztof Mikołaj "the Thunderbolt" Radziwiłł (1547–1603), prince of the Holy Roman Empire and nobleman of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
• Ptolemy Keraunos, King of Macedonia in 281–279 BC
• Thunderbolt Gibbons (fl. 1820), Irish leader of the secret Whiteboys agrarian organization
• Thunderbolt Patterson (born 1941), American professional wrestler
• Thunderbolt, a female professional wrestler, half of the tag-team Thunderbolt and Lightning from the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling

Other uses

• Windy City ThunderBolts, a Frontier League baseball team in Crestwood, Illinois
• Silver Spring–Takoma Thunderbolts, a collegiate summer baseball team based in Silver Spring, Maryland
• Thunderbolt, a publication of the National States' Rights Party
• Lampropeltis getula, a snake species also known as thunderbolt
• Vajra, a weapon or symbol in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism
• The Thunderbolts, nickname of the Australia national rugby sevens team
• The Thunderbolt, a pulp fiction character created by Johnston McCulley (1883-1958)

See also

• Lightning bolt (disambiguation)
• Thunderclap (disambiguation)
• Thunder (disambiguation)
• Raiden (disambiguation)