Editing Thunderbird (mythology) (section)

==In popular culture==
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* The [[shoulder sleeve insignia]] for the [[45th Infantry Division (United States)|45th Infantry Division]] ([[Oklahoma Army National Guard]]) was a thunderbird patch after 1939.<ref name="The Rock Of Anzio: From Sicily To Dachau: A History Of The U.s. 45th Infantry Division">{{cite book |last1=Whitlock |first1=Flint |title=The Rock Of Anzio: From Sicily To Dachau: A History Of The U.s. 45th Infantry Division |date=16 April 1998 |publisher=Basic Books |isbn=978-0-8133-3399-1 |page=21 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hupmAAAAMAAJ |language=en}}</ref>
* Several [[X-Men]] characters go by the name [[Thunderbird (disambiguation)#Fictional characters|Thunderbird]], the first appearing in 1975.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Doran |first1=Michael |title=Thunderbird is back and badass after 50 years in Giant-Size X-Men special |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/john-proudstar-giant-size-thunderbird/ |publisher=[[GamesRadar+]] |access-date=21 July 2024 |language=en |date=28 April 2022}}</ref>
* The [[Ford Thunderbird]] is an American car.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bacon |first1=Roy |title=The Ford Thunderbird |date=2000 |publisher=Gramercy Books |isbn=978-0-517-16173-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=99YFAAAACAAJ |language=en}}</ref>
* A WWII-era airfield for pilot training in Arizona was called [[Thunderbird Field No. 1|Thunderbird Field]], which in turn was the inspiration for other names, including:
** The [[Thunderbird School of Global Management]] at [[Arizona State University]].
** The 1960s TV show [[Thunderbirds (TV series)|Thunderbirds]] created by [[Gerry Anderson]].<ref>''Gerry Anderson – The Authorised Biography'', by Simon Archer & Stan Nicholls, 1996, pp. 85–86, {{ISBN|0-09-978141-7}}.</ref>
* In 1925, [[Aleut]]s were recorded as using the term to describe the [[Douglas World Cruiser]] aircraft which passed through [[Atka, Alaska|Atka]] on the [[first aerial circumnavigation]] by a US Army team the previous year.<ref name="LThomas">{{cite book|title=The First World Flight|url=https://archive.org/details/firstworldflight0000thom|url-access=registration|last=Thomas|first=Lowell|publisher=Houghton Mifflin Company|date=1925|place=Boston & New York}}</ref>{{rp|100}}
* The Pokémon [[Zapdos]] is based on First Nations folklore surrounding the Thunderbird.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/15-pokemon-based-real-world-mythology/|title = 17 Pokemon based on real-world mythology|date = 4 February 2014}}</ref>
* [[Thunderbird (Holiday World)|Thunderbird]] is a roller coaster at [[Holiday World & Splashin' Safari]] in [[Santa Claus, Indiana]].
* [[Mozilla Thunderbird]] is a free and open-source cross-platform [[email client]].
* The Thunderbird is the cap badge and symbol of the [[Canadian Forces Military Police]] since 1968.
* Various sports teams are called the Thunderbirds or have Thunderbird mascots, including:
** The [[Seattle Thunderbirds]] of the [[Western Hockey League]].
** The teams of [[Southern Utah University]], in Cedar City, UT.
** The teams of the [[University of British Columbia]], Vancouver campus.
** The [[Connetquot School District]] in Long Island, which was the subject of a [[lawsuit]] in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-19 |title=Connetquot schools sue Regents over Native American mascot ban |url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/education/state-mascot-ban-native-american-connetquot-rsp6n42u |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=Newsday |language=en}}</ref>
* Thunderbirds can be recruited as units in 1999 [[Heroes of Might and Magic III|''Heroes of Might and Magic III'']] and 2002 [[Heroes of Might and Magic IV|''Heroes of Might and Magic IV'']].