Unlike its namesake, our flying fish was slow and plodding, and it looked downright ungainly, hence its unofficial nickname of “Stringbag,” taken after a style of women’s purse that was popular in ...

Swordfish Torpedo Bomber, Explained – To seafood connoisseurs, swordfish is a delicacy. (Mmm, grilled swordfish steaks, anyone?) But in its natural habitat, the swordfish is a sleek, speedy, deadly ...

Ennis (the Preacher series) pays tribute to the Royal Navy pilots who flew Fairey Swordfish biplanes to stunning underdog victories in WWII in The Stringbags (Dead Reckoning, Apr.). What attracts you ...