Redwing (disambiguation) explained

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

• 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

People

• 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

Canada

• Red Wing, a community in the town of The Blue Mountains, Ontario
• Redwing, Saskatchewan, a community north of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

United States

• 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

• 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

Aviation

• 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

• 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

• , several ships of the Royal Navy
• , several American naval ships
• USFS Red Wing, a United States Bureau of Fisheries fishery patrol vessel in commission from 1928 to 1939

Other uses

• 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

• East Red Wing, Minnesota
• North Red Wing, Wisconsin
• Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), a New World blackbird abundant in North America