Widowmaker
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Vehicles and weaponry
Vehicles, particularly military aircraftMilitary aircraft
A military aircraft is any fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft that is operated by a legal or insurrectionary armed service of any type. Military aircraft can be either combat or non-combat:...
, which have a reputation for high rates of fatal accidents, are sometimes nicknamed Widow maker:
- B-26 MarauderB-26 MarauderThe Martin B-26 Marauder was a World War II twin-engine medium bomber built by the Glenn L. Martin Company. First used in the Pacific Theater in early 1942, it was also used in the Mediterranean Theater and in Western Europe....
, medium bomber - F-104 StarfighterF-104 StarfighterThe Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is a single-engine, high-performance, supersonic interceptor aircraft originally developed for the United States Air Force by Lockheed. One of the Century Series of aircraft, it served with the USAF from 1958 until 1969, and continued with Air National Guard units...
, interceptor aircraft - McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II, V/STOL ground-attack aircraft
Titled expressive works
- Widow Maker, song (title track) of the 1964 bluegrass album by Jimmy MartinJimmy MartinJimmy Martin was an American bluegrass musician, known as the "King of Bluegrass".-Early years:Born James H. Martin in Sneedville, Tennessee. Jimmy Martin was born into the hard farming life of rural East Tennessee. He grew up near Sneedville, singing in church and with friends from surrounding...
- K-19: The WidowmakerK-19: The WidowmakerK-19: The Widowmaker is a movie released on July 19, 2002, about the first of many disasters that befell the Soviet submarine of the same name. The film was directed by Kathryn Bigelow...
, fact-inspired submarine film - A science-fiction novel by Mike ResnickMike ResnickMichael Diamond Resnick , better known by his published name Mike Resnick, is an American science fiction author. He was executive editor of Jim Baen's Universe.-Biography:...
- The WidowmakerThe WidowmakerThe Widowmaker is a 1990 made for television film starring Annabelle Apsion, Alun Armstrong, David Morrissey and Kenneth Walsh. The film deals with a woman who's husband has been arrested after going on a killing rampage and the reaction of her local community. It was produced In the United...
, a 1990 TV drama directed by John Madden - Widowmaker (Marvel Comics)Widowmaker (Marvel Comics)Widowmaker is a four issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics starring superheroes Black Widow, Hawkeye and Mockingbird. Widowmaker continues the storyline staged in Hawkeye & Mockingbird #6 by Hawkeye & Mockingbird creators Jim McCann and David Lopez and the Black Widow creative...
, a four issue comic book published by Marvel Comics
Music
- Widowmaker (UK), a British band, mid-1970s
- Widowmaker (album)Widowmaker (album)Widowmaker was debut album by the English hard rock band Widowmaker, which was released in February 1976. Widowmaker reached #196 in US and featured an eclectic mix of blues, country, folk and hard rock.- Track listing :#"Such A Shame"...
, the debut album by the British band - Widowmaker (USA), an American band featuring Dee SniderDee SniderDaniel "Dee" Snider is an American singer-songwriter, screenwriter, radio personality, and actor. Snider is most famous for his role as the frontman of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister...
, mid-1990s - "The Widow Maker", a song on Robert Calvert's Captain Lockheed and the StarfightersCaptain Lockheed and the StarfightersCaptain Lockheed and the Starfighters was a 1974 satirical concept album by Robert Calvert, the former frontman of British space-rock band Hawkwind. It consists of a mixture of songs and comic spoken interludes....
- "Widowmaker", a song by Pantera from their 1983 album Metal MagicMetal Magic- Credits :* Terry Glaze – vocals* Diamond Darrell – guitar* Rex Rocker – bass* Vinnie Paul – drumsThe album also features uncredited keyboard playing in some songs....
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Fictional characters
- Widowmaker (Image Comics), an assassin from the comic book series Noble Causes
Other
- The Cape buffalo
- Widowmaker (forestry)Widowmaker (forestry)A Widowmaker or Fool Killer, also known as broken limbs, and broken tops, is aptly named for causing fatalities to forest workers. Used commonly in the logging and forestry professions to describe the presence of a hazardous object in the canopy of a tree...
, any loose overhead debris such as limbs or tree tops that may fall at any time - Delamar, NevadaDelamar, NevadaDelamar, Nevada, nicknamed The Widowmaker, is a ghost town in central eastern Nevada, USA along the east side of the Delamar Valley. During its heyday, primarily between 1895 and 1900, it produced $13.5 million in gold.-History:...
, former town - Widowmaker hill climbWidowmaker hill climbThe Widow Maker Hill Climb is an outdoor motorcycle sport event held annually and sometimes semi-annually in Croydon, Utah, United States. It consists of two major professional competitions, the first being the motorcycle hill climb, which is held usually in the month of June of each year. The...
a motorcycle/snowmobile sport event held semi-annually in Croydon, Utah - High-repetition squatsSquat (exercise)In strength training, the squat is a compound, full body exercise that trains primarily the muscles of the thighs, hips and buttocks, quads , hamstrings, as well as strengthening the bones, ligaments and insertion of the tendons throughout the lower body...
(15-20 repetitions)