Flying Dutchman (disambiguation)

Flying Dutchman (disambiguation)

The Flying Dutchman is a legendary ghost ship.

The Flying Dutchman may also refer to:

Music

* "The Flying Dutchman" (opera), an 1843 opera based on the legend, by Richard Wagner
* Flying Dutchman Records, a former record label distributed by Mainstream Records and parented by RCA 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)"

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"

chool 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
* Tappan Zee High School in Orangeburg, New York

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

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
*Pieter van den Hoogenband (born 1978), Dutch ex-swimmer, and a triple Olympic champion

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
* The Flying Dutchman, the nickname of a OGame player.


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