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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}}.
All but a legend by the final years of the [[41st Millennium]], no new examples of the Stormbird have been constructed in almost a millennia, for much of the technology that allows such a behemoth to function is no longer understood.{{Fn|8}} However some aging Stormbirds are still utilized by some [[Chaos Space Marine]] forces such as the [[Word Bearers]]{{Fn|5}} and the [[Iron Warriors]].{{Fn|515}}
===Sokar Pattern Stormbird===
*{{Endn|13}}: [[Black Legion (Novel)]], chapter 9
*{{Endn|14}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Seven - Inferno]], pg. 98
*{{Endn|15}}: [[The Heraclitus Effect (Short Story)]] — [[Iron Warriors: The Omnibus (Omnibus)]]
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