Almost immediately after the first Japanese bombs fell, the ship was hit by three torpedoes and began to capsize.

Four of the squadron's ordnancemen were also killed when a Japanese bomb stuck the ammunition area near the airstrip at Midway.

Threats of Japanese bombs and actual bombings in Kolkata while the hockey season was on also did not prevent the tournament from being held.

She stayed in her home town and was killed by the Japanese bomb intended for her ex-husband.

He was standing only a few feet from a big patch in the deck, a patch that repaired the damage a Japanese bomb had done.

Cicala: sunk by Japanese bombs on 21 December 1941.

Hit by a Japanese bomb 27 March, she retired to Pearl Harbor for repairs.

Japanese bombs never struck Victoria, however 3WV did play a role broadcasting coded messages at times.

When a Japanese bomb exploded among his group, he successfully undertook fire-fighting measures despite having received mortal wounds.

He was assassinated by a Japanese bomb while fleeing to Manchuria on 4 June.