Gooney Bird On The Map
Gooney bird may refer to: * Albatross or gooney bird * Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Gooney Bird, a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner * Gooney Bird character in The "Hard Luck Bears" animatronic show: see Aaron Fechter See also * ''Gooney Bird Greene'', the first of a series of children's novels * ''Gooney Bird and the Room Mother'', a children's novel * * Goonies (other) * Goon (other) * Bird (other) A bird is a feathered, winged, bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying, vertebrate. Bird, BIRD, or the bird may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Tracy "Bird" Van Adams, in the ''Soul Food'' film and TV series *Bird, of the B ...

Albatross
Albatrosses, of the biological family Diomedeidae, are large seabirds related to the procellariids, storm petrels, and diving petrels in the order Procellariiformes (the tubenoses). They range widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific. They are absent from the North Atlantic, although fossil remains show they once occurred there and occasional vagrants are found. Albatrosses are among the largest of flying birds, and species of the genus ''Diomedea'' (great albatrosses) have the longest wingspans of any extant birds, reaching up to . The albatrosses are usually regarded as falling into four genera, but disagreement exists over the number of species. Albatrosses are highly efficient in the air, using dynamic soaring and slope soaring to cover great distances with little exertion. They feed on squid, fish, and krill by either scavenging, surface seizing, or diving. Albatrosses are colonial, nesting for the most part on remote oceanic islands, often with several spe ...
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Douglas C-47 Skytrain
The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota (RAF, RAAF, RCAF, RNZAF, and SAAF designation) is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II and remained in front-line service with various military operators for many years.Parker 2013, pp. 13, 35, 37, 39, 45-47. Design and development The C-47 differed from the civilian DC-3 by way of numerous modifications, including being fitted with a cargo door, hoist attachment and strengthened floor - along with a shortened tail cone for glider-towing shackles, and an astrodome in the cabin roof.Wilson, Stewart. ''Aircraft of WWII''. Fyshwick, ACT, Australia: Aerospace Publications Pty Ltd., 1998. . During World War II, the armed forces of many countries used the C-47 and modified DC-3s for the transport of troops, cargo, and wounded. The U.S. naval designation was R4D. More than 10,000 aircraft were produced in Long Beach and Santa Monica, California, ...
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Aaron Fechter
Aaron Fechter (born December 21, 1953) is an American engineering entrepreneur, voice actor, singer and musician who owns and operates Creative Engineering, Inc. (CEI). He is best known as the creator of , an animatronic show featuring a variety of characters created for Showbiz Pizza Place restaurants throughout the 1980s. A dispute with Showbiz along with the chain's dwindling revenue led to the show's decline and eventual removal. CEI developed other products and concepts since its founding, but they failed to gain commercial interest. Fechter also claims to have been instrumental in the early development of the Whac-A-Mole arcade game from Bandai, which became popular in the late 1970s, but his involvement has been disputed. Early life and career Aaron Fechter graduated from Edgewater High School in Orlando, Florida. In 1973, he graduated from college at the age of 19. The United States was in the midst of an energy crisis, and Fechter decided to build a fuel-efficient, small ...
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Gooney Bird Greene
''Gooney Bird Greene'' (2002) is the first of a series of children's novels by Lois Lowry concerning the storytelling abilities of a second-grade girl. It was illustrated by Middy Thomas. Plot Gooney Bird Greene has just transferred to Mrs. Pidgeon's second grade class in Watertower. She is unusually self-confident, likes to be the center of attention, and has an eccentric flair for style, and an exciting, almost magical past. When Mrs. Pidgeon suggests storytelling lessons, the class demands, instead of well-worn Christopher Columbus, Gooney Bird as the main character of the story. So begins Gooney Bird's series of autobiographical tales, outlandish in theme but "only absolutely true": "How Gooney Bird Got Her Name","How Gooney Bird Came from China on a Flying Carpet", "The Prince, the Palace, and the Diamond Earrings", "Why Gooney Bird Was Late for School Because She Was Directing a Symphony Orchestra", and "Beloved Catman Is Consumed by a Cow". Along the way, the class learns ...
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Gooney Bird And The Room Mother
Gooney bird may refer to: * Albatross or gooney bird * Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Gooney Bird, a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner * Gooney Bird character in The "Hard Luck Bears" animatronic show: see Aaron Fechter See also * '' Gooney Bird Greene'', the first of a series of children's novels * '' Gooney Bird and the Room Mother'', a children's novel * * Goonies (other) * Goon (other) * Bird (other) A bird is a feathered, winged, bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying, vertebrate. Bird, BIRD, or the bird may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Tracy "Bird" Van Adams, in the ''Soul Food'' film and TV series *Bird, of the B ...

Goonies (other)
''The Goonies'' is a 1985 film produced by Steven Spielberg. Goonies may also refer to: *'' The Goonies: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'', the soundtrack to the film * ''The Goonies'' (Famicom video game), a video game for the Family Computer * ''The Goonies'' (MSX video game), a video game for MSX home computers * ''The Goonies'' (1985 video game), a 1985 video game by Datasoft Datasoft, Inc. (also written as DataSoft and Data Soft) was a software developer and publisher for home computers founded in 1980 by Pat Ketchum and based out of Chatsworth, California. Datasoft primarily published video games, including home port ... * San Jose Earthquakes, an American professional soccer team based in San Jose, California, USA; which carried the nickname "The Goonies" See also * Albatross or goonie birds, a family of birds * * Goon (other) * Gooney (other) {{disambiguation ...
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Goon (other)
Goon may refer to: Slang * Humans: ** People noted for brutality, or otherwise as targets of contempt: *** A guard in a prisoner of war camp (British World War II usage) *** An enforcer (ice hockey) *** A hired thug, in a goon squad ** Alternative name for the character in " Kilroy was here"-style graffiti ** Goons, members of the Something Awful user forums * Box wine, as Australian slang Specific persons * The Goons, performers in ''The Goon Show'' * Bill Irwin (wrestler), briefly known by the ring name "The Goon" Books and comics * ''The Goon'', comic book series created by Eric Powell * One of a fictional race of creatures living on Goon Island in the ''Popeye'' cartoon series (see Alice the Goon) * Mr Goon, oafish local policeman in Enid Blyton's ''Five Find-Outers'' series of children's books Radio, film and TV * ''The Goon Show'', a British radio comedy programme * ''Goon'' (film), a 2011 comedy film starring Seann William Scott ** '' Goon: Last of the Enforcer ...
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