Flying Dutchman (disambiguation)
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The Flying Dutchman is a legendary ghost ship.
The Flying Dutchman may also refer to:
[edit] Music
- The Flying Dutchman (opera), an 1843 opera based on the legend, by Richard Wagner
- Flying Dutchman records, record label subsidary of Mainstream Records.
- "Flying Dutchman", a song from McKendree Spring's 1972 album 3
- "The Flying Dutchman", a song from Jethro Tull's 1979 album Stormwatch
- "Flying Dutchman", a 1992 song by Tori Amos, B-side to China (song)
[edit] Fiction
- The Flying Dutchman (novel), a 1939 novel by Michael Arlen
- The Flying Dutchman (Pirates of the Caribbean), a ghost ship in the film series Pirates of the Caribbean
- The Flying Dutchman (SpongeBob SquarePants), a pirate's ghost in SpongeBob SquarePants
- One Eyed Jack's ship in the 1994 adventure game, Alone in the Dark 2
[edit] School mascots
The Flying Dutchman is the mascot of:
- Guilderland High School in Guilderland Center, New York
- Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pennsylvania
- Hope College in Holland, Michigan.
- Hofstra University in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, until 2005
[edit] Amusement park rides
- Flying Dutchman (coaster), a type of roller coaster made by Vekoma
- Flying Dutchman (Efteling), a water coaster ride at Efteling amusement park in The Netherlands
[edit] People
"The Flying Dutchman" is a nickname of:
- Honus Wagner (1874 - 1955), American baseball player
- Anthony Fokker (1890 – 1939), Dutch aircraft designer
- Tom Okker (born 1944), Dutch tennis player
- André Rieu (born 1949), Dutch violinist and conductor. The Flying Dutchman is also the title of one of his albums
- Marcel Lüske (born 1953), Dutch professional poker player
- Arie Luyendyk (born 1953), race car driver and Indianapolis 500 champion
- Frank Versteegh (born 1954), Dutch aerobatics pilot and participant in the Red Bull Air Race World Series
- Mark Van Cuylenberg, Singapore radio DJ for Class 95
- Dennis Bergkamp (born 1969), Dutch ex-footballer is called "The Non-Flying Dutchman", because of his aviophobia
[edit] Other
- Flying Dutchman (dinghy), a class of sailboat
- Flying Dutchman (train), a GWR express train, from London to Exeter (later, Penzance), hauled by Iron Duke locomotives.
- The Flying Dutchman (horse), a successful racehorse and sire
- The Flying Dutchman, a secret menu item at In-N-Out Burger
- Flying Dutchman was the frequent flyer program of KLM, after the merger with Air France the frequent flyer programs merged also into Flying Blue
- Flying Dutchman (steamship), a trading vessel that was the first to take a cargo from Burrard Inlet (Vancouver harbour), British Columbia, Canada
- Flying Dutchman (locomotive), a steam locomotive of the Victoria & Sidney Railway in British Columbia, Canada