Redwing (disambiguation)
Appearance
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The redwing (Turdus iliacus) is a type of bird in the thrush family.
Red Wing(s) or Redwing(s) may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
[edit]- Red Wing (film), a 2013 Western starring Bill Paxton
- Redwing (Marvel Comics), the pet bird and sidekick of the Marvel Comics character Falcon
- Redwing (comics), a DC Comics character
- Redwing (book), a fantasy novel by Holly Bennett
- "Red Wing" (song), a 1907 song by Kerry Mills and Thurland Chattaway
- Red Wings, an airship squadron in the video game Final Fantasy IV
- Redwing Records, an independent record label founded by Bonnie Raitt
- The Red Wing, an Image Comics series by Jonathan Hickman
People
[edit]- Joan Redwing, materials scientist and professor at Pennsylvania State University
- Tatankamani or Red Wing II (c. 1755–1829), Native American leader of the Mdewakanton Dakota
- Princess Red Wing (1896–1987), Native American elder, historian, folklorist and museum curator
- Red Wing (actress) (1884–1974), Native American silent film actress born Lillian St. Cyr
Places
[edit]Canada
[edit]- Red Wing, a community in the town of The Blue Mountains, Ontario
- Redwing, Saskatchewan, a community north of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
United States
[edit]- Red Wing, Colorado, an unincorporated community
- Redwing, Kansas, an unincorporated community
- Red Wing crater, North Dakota
- Red Wing, Minnesota, a city
- Redwing, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
Sports
[edit]- Adirondack Red Wings, a former minor league ice hockey team
- Redwings, the sports teams of Benet Academy, a high school in Lisle, Illinois, United States
- Detroit Red Wings, a National Hockey League team
- Fredericton Red Wings, a junior ice hockey team in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League
- Hamilton Red Wings, a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association operating between 1960 and 1974
- Rochester Red Wings, a minor league baseball team
- Weyburn Red Wings, a junior hockey team in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Red Wing Manufacturers, a minor league baseball team based in Red Wing, Minnesota, in 1910 and 1911
- Red Wing Stadium, original name of Silver Stadium, Rochester, New York, United States
Transportation
[edit]Aviation
[edit]- AEA Red Wing, a pioneer aircraft designed by Thomas Selfridge in 1908 and flown by F. W. Baldwin
- Krasniye Kryl'ya, known in English as "Red Wings", a Russian aircraft manufacturer
- Red Wings Airlines, a Russian airline formerly known as Airlines 400
- Red Wing Regional Airport, Wisconsin, near Red Wing, Minnesota
Other transportation
[edit]- Red Wing Bridge, a bridge over the Mississippi River connecting Wisconsin to Red Wing, Minnesota
- Red Wing station, an Amtrak train station in Red Wing, Minnesota
- Red Wing, an international night train operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway and Boston and Maine Railroad, between Montreal and Boston
- Redwing (keelboat), an in-shore keelboat from Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England
- Redwing Coaches, an English bus operator
Vessels
[edit]- HMS Redwing, several ships of the Royal Navy
- USS Redwing, several American naval ships
- USFS Red Wing, a United States Bureau of Fisheries fishery patrol vessel in commission from 1928 to 1939
Other uses
[edit]- Pterolobium, a genus of shrubs ranging from Africa to Asia, sometimes called "redwings"
- Operation Redwing, a nuclear test series conducted by the United States
- Operation Red Wings, a 2005 US counterterrorism mission in Kunar province, Afghanistan
- Redwings Horse Sanctuary, a UK charity that looks after rescued horses and ponies
- Red Wing Pottery, American stoneware, pottery, or dinnerware items made in Red Wing, Minnesota
- Red wings (sexual act), cunnilingus performed on a menstruating partner
- Red Wing Shoes, a footwear company specializing in durable boots
- Red Wing Seminary, a former Lutheran Church seminary in Red Wing, Minnesota
- Red Wing High School, Red Wing, Minnesota
- Minnesota Correctional Facility – Red Wing, a juvenile correctional facility in Red Wing, Minnesota
See also
[edit]- East Red Wing, Minnesota
- North Red Wing, Wisconsin
- Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), a New World blackbird abundant in North America