Thunderbolt (disambiguation)
A thunderbolt is a symbolic representation of lightning when accompanied by a loud thunderclap.
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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)
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See also
- Lightning bolt (disambiguation)
- Thunderclap (disambiguation)
- Thunder (disambiguation)
- Raiden (disambiguation)
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