Assault from the air didn't begin with the era of the airplane. The kite bomb was a medieval siege weapon that dropped bombs from a kite over cities. Ancient bouncing bombs that actually skipped across water terrorized shipping in Turkey in 1453. Ancient China's whistling arrows, the world's earliest rocket-powered explosive missile, and the earliest known successful parachute, are also examined. |
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Title: | Airborne Assault | |
Air Date: | November 5, 2009 | |
Runtime: | 60 min | |
Genres: | History | |
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