marine ▁to ▁operate ▁in ▁Australian ▁waters . ▁ ▁Bomb ard ment ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁ 8 ▁June , ▁I - 2 4 ▁and ▁I - 2 1 ▁briefly ▁bomb arded ▁Sydney ▁and ▁New castle . ▁Just ▁after ▁mid night , ▁I - 2 4 ▁sur fac ed ▁ ▁south - s outh - east ▁of ▁Mac qu arie ▁L ighth ouse . ▁The ▁sub marine ' s ▁commander ▁ordered ▁the ▁gun ▁crew ▁to ▁target ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Har bour ▁Bridge . ▁They ▁fired ▁ 1 0 ▁shell s ▁over ▁a ▁four - min ute ▁period ; ▁nine ▁land ed ▁in ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Sub ur bs ▁and ▁one ▁land ed ▁in ▁water . ▁I - 2 4 ▁then ▁crash ▁div ed ▁to ▁prevent ▁successful ▁ret ali ation ▁by ▁coast al ▁art illery ▁batter ies . ▁Only ▁one ▁shell ▁det on ated , ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁inj uries ▁inf lic ted ▁were ▁cut s ▁and ▁f ract ures ▁from ▁falling ▁br icks ▁or ▁broken ▁glass ▁when ▁the ▁un expl oded ▁shell s ▁hit ▁buildings . ▁A ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Air ▁Forces ▁pilot , ▁ 1 st ▁Lieutenant ▁George ▁Cant ello , ▁based ▁at ▁Bank st own ▁Airport ▁dis ob ey ed ▁orders ▁and ▁took ▁off ▁to ▁try ▁and ▁locate ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁the ▁shell ing , ▁but ▁was ▁killed ▁when ▁engine ▁failure ▁caused ▁his ▁A i rac ob ra ▁to ▁crash ▁in ▁a ▁p add ock ▁at ▁Hamm ond ville . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁following ▁efforts ▁by ▁residents ▁and ▁the