Flying Dutchman
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Flying Dutchman has several meanings:
- The Flying Dutchman is a legend about a ghost ship said to ply the waters near the Cape of Good Hope.
- The Flying Dutchman, a Richard Wagner opera based on the legend.
- The Flying Dutchman (novel) is a 1939 novel by Michael Arlen.
- Flying Dutchman is a class of sailboat.
- Flying Dutchman is a 1992 Deutscher Spiele Preis winning German-style board game by Klaus Teuber. The German title is der Fliegende Holländer.
- Flying Dutchman was the frequent flyer program of KLM prior to its merger with Air France.
The Flying Dutchman has been used as a nickname for several athletes, including baseball player Honus Wagner, and ironically for Dennis Bergkamp, who is afraid of flying.
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