Crusader

• Convair NB-36H Crusader, an experimental nuclear-powered bomber • Crusader tank, a British cruiser tank of World War II • Crusaders (guerrilla), a Croatian anti-communist guerrilla army • F-8 Crusader, a U.S. Navy fighter jet • XF8U-3 Crusader III, an experimental fighter intended to replace the F-8 • , three British ships • Operation Crusader, a British attack in North Africa in the Second World War • Crusaders, former nickname of VMFA-122, a United States Marine Corps unit • XM2001 Crusader, an American self-propelled artillery project == Arts, entertainment, and media==

Music Albums • Crusader (Chris de Burgh album), released in 1979 • Crusader (Saxon album), released in 1984 • The Crusader (album), the 2003 debut album by New Zealand rapper Scribe Groups • The Crusaders (jazz fusion group), an American jazz/jazz fusion group, formerly the Jazz Crusaders • The Crusaders (garage band), a 1960s garage band from Los Angeles who released first Gospel rock record • The Crusaders, Neil Christian's backing group • Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps, a Drum Corps International World Class drum corps • Oregon Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps, a DCI Open Class drum corps Films • The Crusaders (1918 film), an Italian film • The Crusader (1932 film), a film starring Evelyn Brent • The Crusaders (2001 film), an Italian television mini-series • Crusader (film), a 2005 TV movie starring Bo Derek and Andrew McCarthy Fictional characters • Crusader (Dungeons & Dragons), a Dungeons & Dragons character Class • Crusader (Marvel Comics), two different fictional characters in Marvel Comics • Crusader, an alias used by a character claiming to be Marvel Boy • Crusaders (DC Comics), a name used by a team of DC Comics superheroes • Crusaders (Marvel Comics), a name by a similar team from Marvel Comics • "The Crusaders", a 1992 DC Comics relaunch of Mighty Crusaders, a comics superhero team Games • Crusader (game series), a 1995 action computer game series • Crusader: Adventure Out of Time, a 1997 video game • Stronghold: Crusader, a 2001 computer strategy game Literature • Crusader (Bloor novel), a 1999 novel by Edward Bloor • Crusader (Sara Douglass novel), a 1999 fantasy novel by Sara Douglass • The Crusaders, a 1948 bestseller by Stefan Heym • The Crusaders. An Historical Romance, of the Twelfth Century, an 1820 novel by Louisa Stanhope Periodicals Many newspapers have used The Crusader as a title, including: • Crusader, a newspaper of the African Blood Brotherhood • Crusader, a publication of College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts • Crusader, a newspaper of The Knights Party • The New Orleans Crusader, also known as the Crusader and Weekly Crusader, a publication that carried entries from Rodolphe Desdunes Other arts, entertainment, and media • Crusader (TV series), a 1955–1956 adventure/drama television series starring Brian Keith • "The Crusaders", the initial name of Southern Knights, a comic series started in 1982 • The Crusader (sculpture), a 1931 Lorado Taft sculpture in Chicago's Graceland Cemetery == Sports ==

Athletics teams • Bishop Heelan Catholic High School Crusaders, Sioux City, Iowa • Belmont Abbey College Crusaders, the athletic teams of Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, North Carolina • Capital Crusaders, the athletic teams of Capital University, Columbus, Ohio • Canisius Crusaders, the athletics teams of Canisius High School, Buffalo, New York • Crusaders, the athletics teams of Chicago's Brother Rice High School • Holy Cross Crusaders, the athletics teams of College of the Holy Cross • North Greenville Crusaders, the athletic teams of North Greenville University, Tigerville, South Carolina • Pensacola Catholic Crusaders, the sports teams of Pensacola Catholic High School • Riordan Crusaders, the sports teams of Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco, California • Univ. of Dallas Crusaders, the sports teams of the University of Dallas Cricket teams • Kandy Crusaders, a Sri Lankan domestic T20 cricket team Football teams • Amsterdam Crusaders, an American football team from the Netherlands • Carlstad Crusaders, an American football team from Sweden • Crusaders F.C., an association football team from Northern Ireland • Gilford Crusaders F.C., an association football team from Northern Ireland Ice hockey teams • Cleveland Crusaders, a World Hockey Association team from 1972 to 1976 Rugby league teams • London Broncos, an English rugby league club once known as London Crusaders • Crusaders Rugby League, a defunct Welsh rugby league club, formerly the Celtic Crusaders • North Wales Crusaders, Phoenix club of the above Rugby union teams • Crusaders (rugby union), a rugby union team from New Zealand, formerly the Canterbury Crusaders • Western Crusaders, a rugby union team from Fiji Other uses in sports • Crusader (horse) (1923–1940), a United States racehorse • Lucas Oil Crusader, a monster truck currently racing in the Monster Jam professional monster truck racing series == Transportation ==

Civilian aircraft and ships • Crusader (speedboat), the jet speedboat in which John Cobb died • American Gyro AG-4 Crusader, an aircraft built by the Crusader Aircraft Corporation • Cessna T303 Crusader, a civilian aircraft • Short Crusader, a racing seaplane built by Short Brothers Civilian ground vehicles • Crusader (train), a streamlined train which operated between 1937 and 1981 • Crusader, a type of emergency ambulance in widespread use in the United Kingdom, originally developed by the St John Ambulance Brigade • Crusader, a GWR 3031 Class locomotive that was built for and ran on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915 == Other uses ==

• The Crusaders (repeal of alcohol prohibition), a group that promoted repeal of national alcohol prohibition in the U.S. • Crusaders, the 1906-2006 name of Urban Saints, a Christian youth charity based in the United Kingdom == See also ==