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== History ==
Capable of both void and atmospheric flight, the Stormbird was first manufactured on [[Terra]], by the Yndonesic Bloc for use against the Panpacific tribes, during the [[Unification Wars]]. The Stormbird could carry at least 50 marines and was described as having missiles slung under both wings and cannons mounted under the nose and wings.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|4}} They were in use throughout the Great Crusade, although by the time of the [[Horus Heresy]], most of the Legions had switched to the smaller, more agile Thunderhawk. The [[Luna Wolves]] were one of the few Legions that deliberately kept Stormbirds in service, since these ships had carried them into battle since the beginning{{Fn|1}}. A Stormbird was piloted by two Marines sitting back-to-back, along with two hard-wired servitors{{Fn|1}}.
During the Heresy, [[Nathaniel Garro]], former Captain of the [[Death Guard]] Legion, used a Stormbird to travel to various planets, on the orders of [[Malcador the Sigillite]]. Like Garro's [[Power Armour]], the ship bore no Legion insignia or colours, and was a uniform grey{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3}}.
== Trivia ==
*[[Horus Rising (Novel)|Horus Rising]] states that ''"They sat in two rows of three, wings extended"'' ; therefore it is possible that their wings can be folded or collapsed in some manner.{{Fn|1}}
*The Stormbird can carry at least 50 marines.{{Fn|1}}
*It is also described as having missiles slung under both wings and cannons mounted under the nose and wings.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|4}}
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