An enemy plane attempts to bomb the Cromervnoll lightship yesterday morning, according to information reaching the Norfolk coast last night. The Cromer lifeboat crew stood by but did not put out to sea. The lightship is 25 miles out and has no means of communicating with the shore, This is the third undefended lightship off the Norfolk coast that has been bombed by enemy planes.
Royal Air Force planes which reconnoitred over the German island o Sylt on Wednesday were able to con" firm the success of the previous night's attack, the Air Ministry announces, Photographs also were taken but owing to opposition from anti-aircraft guns and fighters, it was not possible to approach close enough to enable pilots to obtain satisfactory pictures. Photographs taken proved valueless in indicating the extent of material damage done.
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