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incendiary bomb

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incendiary bomb

Bomb containing inflammable matter. Usually dropped by aircraft, incendiary bombs were used in World War I and incendiary shells were used against Zeppelin aircraft. Incendiary bombs were a major weapon in attacks on cities in World War II, causing widespread destruction. To hinder firefighters, delayed-action high-explosive bombs were usually dropped with them. In the Vietnam War, US forces used napalm in incendiary bombs.



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In this spirit, on March 28 Harris commenced an offensive that targeted German residential areas, hitting Lubeck with incendiary bombs at night.
How the United States reversed its policy on bombing civilians by Ross, Sherwood / The Humanist
Because incendiary bombs were by definition indiscriminate regarding specific targets, they became the weapon of choice for wreaking widespread destruction--a lesson the British learned from the German bombing of the industrial city of Coventry in November 1940, as well as of London and provincial cities like Bath and Canterbury intermittently throughout the following year.
Dresden: the fire last time by Lawler, Justus George / Cross Currents
Noster also had detailed how he planned to use an $8,000 two-seat gyro helicopter to drop an incendiary bomb that would ignite after a several-second delay, investigators said.
DID VALLEY MAN PLAN TERROR ACT? by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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