Returning to Fleetwood yesterday, the skipper of the unarmed trawler Adam reported that the vessel was bombed and machine-gunned by Ge man seaplanes, The trawler was steaming along when seaplanes ap= peared.
'The skipper said: "We saw two planes coming towards us, At frst, we thought they were British. 'They Janded on the sea at a short distance from us, and then took off and after circling' us dropped bombs and swept us with machine-gun fire, Their firing was not accurate, and none of the bombs found its mark, 'Our ship was not seriously damaged and no-one hurt, After about ten minutes, the planes flew off easterly' direction!"—Reuter,
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