ENGAGEMENT AT SYLT
BIGGEST SINCE OUTBREAK OF WAR GREAT NUMBER OF PLANES PARTICIPATE HINDENBURG DAM HIT BY BOMB [U.P.A.— By Electric Telegraph-Copyright] (Received 11th Jan., 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, 10th January. What was apparently the biggest air engagement since the outbreak of the war began at 6 a.m. and continued with breaks till 6 p.m. The Air Ministry anounces that Royal Air Force patrolling planes dropped bombs near Sylt, damage being reported. A German plane landed in Denmark and the pilot was detained. Another landed in Belgium and the two occupants were interned. Danish reports mention that a great number of planes participated in the battle and there was heavy firing throughout the day. A bomb is believed to have hit the Hindenburg dam, over which the road connects Sylt with the mainland. PLANES OVER THAMES ESTUARY Unidentified planes were sighted over the Thames estuary. Fighters went up and returned after half an hour. Anti-aircraft guns were heard but it may have been a routine test. It is understood that the fighters did not contact the planes. An unidentified aircraft, believed to b*i German, was seen over a south-east coastal town.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 11 January 1940, Page 5
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