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Unmanned balloons launched in the hope of starting fires in enemy countries
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
Incendiary_balloon
WWII Japanese incendiary weapon
[heiki]; lit. "Code 'Fu' [Weapon]") was an incendiary balloon weapon (風船爆弾, fūsen bakudan; lit. "balloon bomb") deployed by Japan against the United
Fu-Go_balloon_bomb
important ingredient for battlefield success. Incendiary balloons also have a long history. The incendiary balloons carry hot air or something that can catch
History of military ballooning
History_of_military_ballooning
History of development and use of UAVs
attempted to float some 200 incendiary balloons each carrying a 24- to 30-pound bomb that was to be dropped from the balloon with a time fuse over the besieged
History of unmanned aerial vehicles
History_of_unmanned_aerial_vehicles
Arson attacks on Israel from Gaza Strip using kites and balloons
attacks on Israel from Gaza Strip using airborne incendiary devices (incendiary balloons, incendiary kites etc.) was launched in May 2018 during the 2018
Palestinian airborne arson attacks
Palestinian_airborne_arson_attacks
WWII British balloon attack on Germany
incendiary devices to start fires in fields, forests and heathland. A total of 99,142 Outward balloons were launched; about half carried incendiaries
Operation_Outward
Military pilots known for destroying enemy observation balloons
as Steve Savage, the Balloon Buster in All-American Men of War title in 1965. Lists of World War I flying aces Incendiary balloon History of military ballooning
Balloon_buster
Type of aerostat that remains aloft due to its buoyancy
needed it. Balloons were frequently targets of opposing aircraft. Planes assigned to attack enemy balloons were often equipped with incendiary bullets,
Balloon_(aeronautics)
Improvised weapon
beginning of May 2018, longer range helium filled incendiary balloons, devised from party balloons and condoms, have been used alongside the kites. In
Incendiary_kite
Ammunition that starts fires on impact
was used against non-rigid observation balloons. The British Royal Flying Corps forbade the use of incendiary ammunition for air-to-air combat with another
Incendiary_ammunition
Regional council in Israel
been the target of thousands of rocket attacks, mortar strikes, and incendiary balloon fires since 2000. The council area served as a primary locale of the
Eshkol_Regional_Council
Weapons intended to start fires
Incendiary weapons, incendiary devices, incendiary munitions, or incendiary bombs are weapons designed to start fires. They may destroy structures or
Incendiary_device
Palestinian militant group
launching incendiary kites and balloons into Israel causing damage to fields and land, during the 2018 Gaza border protests. The group's incendiary balloons are
Sons_of_Zouari
Political demonstrations in Gaza
firebomb kites, the incendiary balloon lofted an already-lit Molotov cocktail. The normally prevailing westerly winds propel the balloons to Israel, and the
2018–2019 Gaza border protests
2018–2019_Gaza_border_protests
Gaza". Aaron Boxerman; Judah Ari Gross (10 August 2020). "After Gaza incendiary balloon attacks, Israel strikes Hamas observation post". "Palestinian hospitalised
Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2020
Timeline_of_the_Israeli–Palestinian_conflict_in_2020
Israeli laser weapon system
defense system intended to intercept airborne devices such as incendiary balloons, incendiary kites, and miniature UAVs such as quadcopters, and RAM (rocket
Light_Blade
Small hot air balloon made to be released into the air
not ultimately pass into law. Buddhism portal Pavāraṇā Hot air balloon Incendiary balloon Kamifūsen Lantern Paper lantern Tangled (2010 animated film that
Sky_lantern
Series of forest fires in the Northern Oregon Coast Range
Salmonberry River was mysterious, and many believed it had been set by an incendiary balloon launched by the Japanese (due to the fire occurring in the waning
Tillamook_Burn
1937 airship fire in the US
the skin. However, the validity of this theory has been contested (see Incendiary paint hypothesis section below).[citation needed] An episode of the Discovery
Hindenburg_disaster
1939–40 IRA military operation against the United Kingdom
fires in four department stores began and were attributed to incendiary devices, balloon bombs being suspected. The stores affected were Marks & Spencer
S-Plan
Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
of fighting in which both sides claimed victory. On 16 June 2021, incendiary balloons were launched from Gaza into Israel, which the Israeli Air Force
2021_Israel–Palestine_crisis
American anti-crop biological munition
hydrogen-filled balloon and was first developed in 1950. In the late stages of World War II, Japan employed thousands of incendiary and antipersonnel
E77_balloon_bomb
Species of flowering plant in the buttercup family
staff, T. O. I. "60,000 flock to south where fields torched by incendiary balloons now bloom". The Times of Israel. ISSN 0040-7909. Retrieved 2 February
Anemone_coronaria
Reports of unidentified flying objects in 1947
Mars." Others suggested the discs were Russian weapons, akin to the incendiary balloons released by the Japanese to cross the Pacific and explode in the
1947_flying_disc_craze
Israeli military unit
range laser directed weapon system designed to defend against Incendiary balloons, Incendiary kites, and miniature UAV's. There is only one Light Blade deployed
Air_Defense_Command_(Israel)
Area of Fremont-Winema National Forests, Oregon, United States
Historic site sign Lookout Air Raids Incendiary balloon UP (June 1, 1945). "Saw Wife and 5 Children Killed by Jap Balloon Bomb". The Seattle Times. stelzriede
Mitchell_Recreation_Area
Uninhabited island in Alaska
11, 1945, in a period of only two hours, at least nine Japanese incendiary balloons sent to start forest fires in the United States West Coast were intercepted
Attu_Island
Type of improvised incendiary weapon
cocktail (among several other names – see § Etymology) is a hand-thrown incendiary weapon consisting of a frangible container filled with flammable substances
Molotov_cocktail
Skydiving wildland firefighters
West Coast of the United States to combat forest fires ignited by incendiary balloons sent by the Japanese Empire, an operation named "Operation Firefly"
Smokejumper
Austria launches from land and from the ship SMS Vulcano some 200 incendiary balloons against Venice. Sikh Empire dissolves as a result of the Second Anglo-Sikh
Timeline_of_the_19th_century
Aspect of naval history
1849, the Austrian Navy ship SMS Vulcano was used for launching incendiary balloons. A number of small Montgolfiere hot air ballons were launched with
History of the aircraft carrier
History_of_the_aircraft_carrier
Oil field in Clay County, Texas, U.S.
years. In the early 1920s, the United States Navy constructed a dirigible balloon mooring station within 5 miles (8.0 km) of the Fort Worth helium plant
Petrolia_Oil_Field_(Texas)
1848–1849 conflict in Europe
was undertaken from the Volkan. They attempted to float some 200 incendiary balloons, each carrying a 24- to 30-pound bomb that was to be dropped with
Naval operations of the First Italian War of Independence
Naval_operations_of_the_First_Italian_War_of_Independence
United States Army post in Georgia
forest fires were being set by the Japanese military using long-range incendiary balloons. The 82nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion was activated 15 July
Fort_Benning
2023 energy crisis in Gaza
shut down after Israel suspended fuel shipments after dozens of incendiary balloons were launched from Gaza causing brush fires in southern Israel. Political
Electricity crisis in the Gaza Strip
Electricity_crisis_in_the_Gaza_Strip
American geologist
beaches where the incendiary balloon bombs were being launched, by identifying shell fragments in the sand-filled ballast of the balloons. After the war
Julia_Anna_Gardner
Aircraft without any human pilot on board
forces besieging Venice attempted to launch some 200 incendiary balloons at the besieged city. The balloons were launched mainly from land; however, some were
Unmanned_aerial_vehicle
System for improving long-range accuracy
electro-optic sight to intercept incendiary balloons". Globes. 28 April 2019. "IDF Develops Interceptor for Incendiary Balloons | Hamodia.com". Archived from
Precision-guided_firearm
Powered lighter-than-air aircraft
An airship, dirigible balloon or dirigible is a type of aerostat (lighter-than-air) aircraft that can navigate through the air flying under its own power
Airship
2024-12-14. "Israel strikes Gaza terrorist targets in retaliation for incendiary balloon attacks". i24NEWS. 2021-07-03. Retrieved 2024-12-14. "Israeli PM says
2021_in_Israel
launched airstrikes after Palestinian border protesters launched incendiary balloons into Israel. Palestinian protesters hurled explosives at Israeli
Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2023
Timeline_of_the_Israeli–Palestinian_conflict_in_2023
Austrian artillery general and inventor
attempted to float some 200 incendiary balloons, each carrying a 24- to 30-pound bomb that was to be dropped from the balloon with a time fuse over the
Franz_von_Uchatius
Kibbutz in southern Israel
כבדים בעוטף עזה בגלל בלוני תבערה [Heavy Damage in Otef Aza due to Incendiary Balloons]. Yedioth Ahronoth (in Hebrew). Retrieved 18 April 2019. "IDF probe:
Mefalsim
Malicious attacks on agriculture
Biosecurity Bioterrorism Eco-terrorism Food security Scorched earth Incendiary balloons "Agriterrorism". Homeland Defense Stocks. Brown, Corrie; Bolin, Carole
Agro-terrorism
Military attack that does not distinguish between military targets and civilian targets
Equally indiscriminate but less effective were the Japanese Fu-Go incendiary balloons – the first intercontinental weapon. The deadliest indiscriminate
Indiscriminate_attack
Rifle cartridge
improve accuracy. During World War I an incendiary round was manufactured to be fired from the cartridge for the balloon busting role. Following their disastrous
11×59mmR_Gras
River in the United States of America
into the Methow River at the town of Twisp, Washington. A Japanese incendiary balloon was reported on the Twisp River in 1945. (In order of Source to Mouth)
Twisp_River
weeks of quiet, a barrage of incendiary balloons on 12 June sparked 6 wildfires and damaged farmlands. Another balloon carried a bomb which exploded
List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel in 2019
List_of_Palestinian_rocket_attacks_on_Israel_in_2019
Branch of the military of Austria-Hungary
employ hot air balloons carrying bombs which would be dropped on the city. The Austrians ultimately launched some 200 incendiary balloons, each carrying
Austro-Hungarian_Navy
to four-hour periods. In August 2020, following the launching of incendiary balloons from the Gaza Strip that caused brush fires in southern Israel, Israel
Energy_in_Palestine
Venice launched some 200 incendiary balloons, each carrying a 24- to 30-pound bomb that was to be dropped from the balloon with a time fuse over the
Timeline_of_military_aviation
avoid detection while underwater. Other than the experimental use of incendiary balloons from SMS Vulcano to bombard Venice in 1849 by its predecessor the
1912_in_aviation
French WWI air-to-air rocket
(French Fusées Le Prieur) were a type of incendiary air-to-air rocket used in World War I against observation balloons and airships. They were invented by
Le_Prieur_rocket
Experimental WWII U.S. incendiary weapon
containing a hibernating Mexican free-tailed bat with a small, timed incendiary bomb attached. Dropped from a bomber at dawn, the casings would deploy
Bat_bomb
Forest in Israel
בארי, Ha'aretz, December 20, 2018 "Beeri forest burns after Hamas incendiary balloon attack". The Jerusalem Post. 2019-03-11. ISSN 0792-822X. Retrieved
Be'eri_Forest
Bombardment of a city from aircraft
Independence launched some 200 incendiary balloons, each carrying a 24- to 30-pound bomb that was to be dropped from the balloon with a time fuse over the
Aerial_bombing_of_cities
militant who participated in the 7 October attacks, led launches of incendiary balloons at Israel in the years prior to the war, was in charge of the parading
Timeline of the Gaza war (20 August 2025 – 2 October 2025)
Timeline_of_the_Gaza_war_(20_August_2025_–_2_October_2025)
Rimless rifle fire cartridge
its range was limited. In 1917, tracer and incendiary ammunition was being developed to target these balloons. To meet this need, Frank F. Burton of Winchester
.345_Winchester_Self-Loading
1942 painting by Laura Knight
bombing raid when over 10,000 incendiary bombs were dropped on the city. From April 1941 women were used to operate the balloons, a crew of fourteen women
A_Balloon_Site,_Coventry
12–25 July – While blockading Venice, the Austrians launch unmanned incendiary balloons equipped with explosive charges from land and as well as from the
Timeline of aviation in the 19th century
Timeline_of_aviation_in_the_19th_century
Air raid by Germany against London 29–30 December 1940
approximately 100,000 (mostly small incendiary) bombs fell on the city. The Germans dispatched 136 bombers to the city. Fewer incendiaries were dropped than in the
Second_Great_Fire_of_London
American meteorologist (1910–1997)
vessels to other ports for repair; estimates of the likely course of incendiary balloons from Japan; favorable and unfavorable conditions for the possible
Jerome_Namias
Targeted aerial weapon
An aerial bomb is a type of explosive or incendiary weapon intended to travel through the air on a predictable trajectory. Engineers usually develop such
Aerial_bomb
1849, the Austrian Navy ship SMS Vulcano was used for launching incendiary balloons. A number of small Montgolfiere hot air ballons were launched with
Timeline for aircraft carrier service
Timeline_for_aircraft_carrier_service
Japanese air raids on Oregon during WWII
E14Y Glen floatplane, launched from a Japanese submarine, dropped two incendiary bombs with the intention of starting a forest fire. However, with the
Lookout_Air_Raids
Japanese meteorologist (1874–1950)
North America during World War II with at least 9,000 incendiary bombs carried by stratospheric balloons and then dropped by a timer mechanism, potentially
Wasaburo_Oishi
U.S. Air Force balloon bomb program
Cloud, was a project of the United States Air Force to use high-altitude balloons to deliver bombs and weapons of mass destruction on enemy targets. Tested
WS-124A_Flying_Cloud
Military unit
balloon dropped an incendiary bomb. The balloon bombs employed a ballast system designed to maintain an average altitude of 30,000 feet. Incendiary bombs
555th Parachute Infantry Battalion (United States)
555th_Parachute_Infantry_Battalion_(United_States)
Measures to combat enemy aerial forces
century balloon, or airship, guns, for land and naval use were attracting attention. Various types of ammunition were proposed, high explosive, incendiary, bullet-chains
Anti-aircraft_warfare
Belgian fighter ace (1892–1986)
observation balloons, as an aid to a ground assault by the Belgian Army. Though handicapped by lack of incendiary ammunition he punctured two balloons, causing
Willy_Coppens
Intentional burning of property as a crime
west coast, especially following the 1942 Fu-Go balloon bomb incidents. Rather than report on the incendiary bombs, the Office of Censorship instead focused
Arson
Japanese naval aviator
during World War II to aerial bomb the contiguous United States. Using incendiary bombs, his mission was to start massive forest fires in the Pacific Northwest
Nobuo_Fujita
Early automatic rifle
It is thought to have been designed for destroying enemy observation balloons, but the theory is unconfirmed. It is one of the first true assault rifles
Burton_Machine_Rifle
Unguided projectile fired from aircraft to engage other flying targets
by the incendiary Pomeroy bullets. The Pomeroy bullet was developed to strike German Zeppelin airships, by igniting the hydrogen in the balloon. They did
Air-to-air_rocket
German marine engineer and inventor (1822–1875)
others, being granted a small sum to build a model of his proposed u-boat. Incendiary ships were a well known concept in blockade-breaking. A ship was loaded
Wilhelm_Bauer
Month of 1912
balloon to determine the best coloration for submarines to avoid detection while underwater. Other than the experimental use of incendiary balloons from
June_1912
Rocket propelled grenade Land mine Anti-tank mine Anti-personnel mine Incendiary ordnance causes damage through release of heat. Flamethrower Greek fire
List of established military terms
List_of_established_military_terms
Imperial Japanese Army research institute
counterfeit Chinese currency, chemical and biological weapons, and the Fu-Go balloon bomb. In 1919, the Imperial Japanese Army established the Army Science
Noborito_Research_Institute
U.S. Army post in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
the 120-ton “O-I” experimental heavy tank as well as manufacturing balloon incendiary devices which Japanese forces launched from Chiba to start fires in
Sagami_General_Depot
Aerial bombing of Japan during World War II
China's war effort. The IJA also began developing fire balloons capable of carrying incendiary and anti-personnel bombs from Japan to the continental
Air_raids_on_Japan
British rifle cartridge
explosive or incendiary rounds were required to ignite the airship's gas. The bullet of the .303 British was too small to carry enough incendiary composition
.577/450_Martini–Henry
with the use of kites in China. In the third century, it progressed to balloon warfare. Airplanes were first put to use for war starting in 1911 by Italy
History_of_aerial_warfare
American chemist & fire investigator (1937–2015)
Paper. He also devised an explosive called Astrolite as well as the Mylar balloon. Hurst provided consultation or expert testimony in several high-profile
Gerald_Hurst
2021 film by Joe Carnahan
steal drugs from the evidence locker, while Viddick has planted a small incendiary device disguised as an insulin pump, which sets off the fire alarm. In
Copshop
Explosive weapon that uses exothermic reaction
trebuchets used bombs that were like "flying fire", suggesting that they were incendiaries. In the military text Wujing Zongyao of 1044, bombs such as the "ten-thousand
Bomb
Former Royal Air Force station in Essex, England
raiding force over London, using a new mixture of Brock and Pomeroy mixed incendiary ammunition, which had been adapted for this task. For this action Leefe
RAF_Hornchurch
Use of aircraft during the First World War
around observation balloons, which became frequent targets of enemy fighters equipped with special incendiary bullets. Because balloons were so flammable
Aviation_in_World_War_I
US heavy machine gun
observed the effectiveness of a French 11 mm (0.43 in) Gras incendiary round, the so-called balloon buster. The Army Ordnance Department ordered eight experimental
M1921_Browning_machine_gun
Tethered aircraft
by the Chinese. During the Song dynasty the Fire Crow, a kite carrying incendiary powder, a fuse, and a burning stick of incense was developed as a weapon
Kite
including eight observation balloons. Notably, he began his combat career by the rare feat of downing five observation balloons to become an ace. After scoring
List of aerial victories of Fritz Pütter
List_of_aerial_victories_of_Fritz_Pütter
Parachute descents by non-human animals
for parachutes and as entertainment. Following the development of the balloon, dogs, cats, fowl, and sheep were dropped from heights. During the 18th
Parachuting_animals
Golf club in Suffolk, England
of tens of thousands of balloons which were carried to Germany by prevailing winds. The balloon payloads were either incendiary devices, or long trailing
Felixstowe_Ferry_Golf_Club
City and municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium
leading from Ghent to Antwerp (today known as the N70 motorway) was hit by incendiary bombs at the height of Tereken and the Baenslandwijk, causing no major
Sint-Niklaas
Light field gun and aerial cannon
balloons and for use against ground targets such as trains, ammunition dumps, and tanks. When mounted aboard aircraft, the gun could fire incendiary,
1.59-inch breech-loading Vickers Q.F. gun, Mk II
1.59-inch_breech-loading_Vickers_Q.F._gun,_Mk_II
Fu-Go balloon bomb, which consisted of a hydrogen-filled paper balloon 33 feet (10 m) in diameter, with a payload of four 11-pound (5.0 kg) incendiary devices
Attacks on the United States (1900–1945)
Attacks_on_the_United_States_(1900–1945)
Town in Throckmorton County, Texas, United States
Desdemona. Japan released over 9,000 hydrogen-filled balloons with antipersonnel and incendiary ordnance attached, and released them in the jetstream
Woodson,_Texas
World War II area of operations including North and South America
a Japanese Yokosuka E14Y1 "Glen" seaplane dropping two 80 kg (180 lb) incendiary bombs over Mount Emily, near Brookings, Oregon. The seaplane, piloted
American theater of World War II
American_theater_of_World_War_II
called on them to remain in cities which were attacked to fight fires from incendiary raids as part of neighborhood associations. The series of defeats suffered
Evacuations of civilians in Japan during World War II
Evacuations_of_civilians_in_Japan_during_World_War_II
1940–41 bombing of Britain during WWII
KGr 100 increased its use of incendiaries from 13 to 28 per cent. By December this had increased to 92 per cent. Use of incendiaries, which were inherently
The_Blitz
German flying ace (1893–1918)
of shooting down enemy observation balloons, and destroyed 20 of them. Röth concentrated on observation balloons because they were large enough targets
Friedrich_Ritter_von_Röth
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Very Clean
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Golden eyed
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Rain
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From the Ridge Meadow
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Armored battle maiden.
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Lord of God, Lord Ram, Ragavender God
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Sikh
Elixir of righteousness, Lamp of the elixir, Elixir of patience and peace
Biblical
a little woman
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a.
Swelled out like a balloon.
n.
An incendiary; an inciter of quarrels.
v. i.
To go up or voyage in a balloon.
n.
Any person who maliciously sets fire to a building or other valuable or other valuable property.
n.
One who inflames factions, or causes contention and mischief; an incendiary.
a.
Tending to excite or inflame factions, sedition, or quarrel; inflammatory; seditious.
n.
The art or practice of managing balloons or voyaging in them.
v. t.
To take up in, or as if in, a balloon.
v. i.
To expand, or puff out, like a balloon.
v. t.
To cause to move or go in a wavy manner, or by the impulse of waves, as of water or air; to bear along on a buoyant medium; as, a balloon was wafted over the channel.
n.
The art or practice of ascending in a balloon; aeronautics.
n.
One who fires or sets fire to anything; an incendiary.
n.
A person who excites or inflames factions, and promotes quarrels or sedition; an agitator; an exciter.
a.
Of or pertaining to incendiarism, or the malicious burning of valuable property; as, incendiary material; as incendiary crime.
n.
A case of strong paper filled with a composition of niter, sulphur, and mealed powder, -- used principally to ignite the priming in proving guns, and as an incendiary material in shells.
n. f.
One who makes use of petroleum for incendiary purposes.
n.
One who goes up in a balloon; an aeronaut.
pl.
of Incendiary
n.
A gaseous element, colorless, tasteless, and odorless, the lightest known substance, being fourteen and a half times lighter than air (hence its use in filling balloons), and over eleven thousand times lighter than water. It is very abundant, being an ingredient of water and of many other substances, especially those of animal or vegetable origin. It may by produced in many ways, but is chiefly obtained by the action of acids (as sulphuric) on metals, as zinc, iron, etc. It is very inflammable, and is an ingredient of coal gas and water gas. It is standard of chemical equivalents or combining weights, and also of valence, being the typical monad. Symbol H. Atomic weight 1.
v. t.
To expose to hazard; to risk; to hazard; as, to venture one's person in a balloon.