Kite Warfare
The earliest documented aerial warfare took place in ancient China, when a manned kite was set off to spy for military intelligence and communication. Ancient Chinese soldiers also mounted massive aerial fire arrow attacks from war kites, where they would send a volley of flaming arrows from the war kite onto the ground target, carrying out the world's first-ever air attacks.
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Famous quotes containing the words kite and/or warfare:
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—Robert Benchley (1889–1945)
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