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Ancient Discoveries•Season 6•Episode 1

Airborne Assault

6.2/10 · 11 votesNov 5, 200960 min

Ranked #5 of 9 in Season 6•−0.3 vs season avg

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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

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Sean Barrett

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Episode Summary

"Airborne Assault" is episode 1 of Ancient Discoveries season 6. It scored 6.2/10 from 11 votes, ranking #5 of 9 episodes this season (season average 6.5). It aired on November 5, 2009.

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