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An Incendiary kite(also Firebomb kite, flaming kite, Fire Kite) is a
Justin D. Murphy, page 2The Strange and Violent History of Kites
Haaretz, Noa Manheim, 28 June 2018 During the
During the 2018 Gaza border protests Palestinians from the Kite, balloon terrorism continues scorching Israel's land
YNET, Matan Tzuri, 10 July 2018
An Incendiary kite(also Firebomb kite, flaming kite, Fire Kite) is a kite
A kite is a tethered heavier than air flight, heavier-than-air or lighter-than-air craft with wing surfaces that react against the air to create Lift (force), lift and Drag (physics), drag forces. A kite consists of wings, tethers and anchors. ...
with a bomb, incendiary device, or Molotov cocktail
A Molotov cocktail (among several other names – ''see other names'') is a hand thrown incendiary weapon constructed from a frangible container filled with flammable substances equipped with a fuse (typically a glass bottle filled with flamma ...
attached.
Historical use
Kites were first used in warfare by the Chinese.Military Aircraft, Origins to 1918: An Illustrated History of Their ImpactJustin D. Murphy, page 2The Strange and Violent History of Kites
Haaretz, Noa Manheim, 28 June 2018 During the
Song dynasty
The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...
the ''Fire Crow'', a kite carrying incendiary powder, a fuse and a burning stick of incense, was developed as a weapon. Walter de Milemete
Walter de Milemete was an English scholar who in his early twenties was commissioned by Queen Isabella of France to write a treatise on kingship for her son, the young prince Edward, later king Edward III of England called ''De nobilitatibus, sap ...
's 1326 ''De nobilitatibus, sapientiis, et prudentiis regum'' treatise depicts a group of knights flying a kite laden with a black-powder-filled firebomb over the wall of a city. According to ''Samguk Sagi
''Samguk Sagi'' (, ''History of the Three Kingdoms'') is a historical record of the Three Kingdoms of Korea: Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla. The ''Samguk Sagi'' is written in Classical Chinese, the written language of the literati of ancient Korea, ...
'', in 647 Kim Yu-sin
Gim Yu-sin (sometimes romanized Kim Yu-shin, Gim Yu-sin, or Gim Yu-shin) (595 – 18 August 673) was a Korean military general and politician in 7th-century Silla. He led the unification of the Korean Peninsula by Silla under the reign of King ...
, a Korean general of Silla
Silla or Shilla (57 BCE – 935 CE) ( , Old Korean: Syera, Old Japanese: Siraki2) was a Korean kingdom located on the southern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula. Silla, along with Baekje and Goguryeo, formed the Three Kingdoms of K ...
, rallied his troops to defeat rebels by using flaming kites which also scared the enemy. In the 17th century, the forces of Thai king Phetracha
Phetracha (alternative spellings: ''Bedraja'', ''P'etraja'', ''Petraja'', ''Petratcha''; also called ''Phra Phetracha''; th, เพทราชา, ; 1632– 5 February 1703) was a king of the Ayutthaya kingdom in Thailand, usurping the throne fr ...
tied gunpowder barrels to kites used for airborne assault.
Gaza Strip use
During the 2018 Gaza border protests Palestinians from the Gaza Strip
The Gaza Strip (;The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p.761 "Gaza Strip /'gɑːzə/ a strip of territory under the control of the Palestinian National Authority and Hamas, on the SE Mediterranean coast including the town of Gaza.. ...
have flown fire bomb kites over the Israel–Gaza barrier, setting fires on the Israeli side of the border, Since the beginning of May 2018, longer range helium filled incendiary balloon
An incendiary balloon (or balloon bomb) is a balloon inflated with a lighter-than-air gas such as hot air, hydrogen, or helium, that has a bomb, incendiary device, or Molotov cocktail attached. The balloon is carried by the prevailing winds to ...
s, devised from party balloons and condoms, have been used alongside the kites. In one instance, a falcon outfitted with a harness with flaming material at the end was utilized as well.
As of 10 July 2018, incendiary kites and balloons have started 678 fires in Israel, destroying of woodland and of agricultural fields as well as causing additional damage to open fields.YNET, Matan Tzuri, 10 July 2018
See also
*Incendiary balloon
An incendiary balloon (or balloon bomb) is a balloon inflated with a lighter-than-air gas such as hot air, hydrogen, or helium, that has a bomb, incendiary device, or Molotov cocktail attached. The balloon is carried by the prevailing winds to ...
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