These flying boats patrolled vast oceans, rescued doomed crews, and fought against submarines. But their strange designs and tragic flaws nearly erased them from history.

In early summer 2025, a low-resolution photo surfaced on Chinese social media. A strange aircraft, hulled like a flying boat, painted in naval gray, sat parked along the Bohai Sea.To defense analysts, ...

Yet, when I think about it, it s always the strange stuff especially when it involves strange stuff with wildlife that makes the most interesting memories of the outdoors. This bit of strangeness ...