The weather was poor, however, and the bombers failed to find any targets.

The bombers failed to hit any Allied ships.

Bag with bomb will be routinely removed once bomber fails to board.

The two remaining Dutch bombers failed to destroy the Willemsbrug.

Two weeks later four further bombers fail when their bombs do not explode.

Ivan Emelyanov stood ready, clutching a briefcase containing a bomb that would be used if the other two bombers failed.

Forty British bombers (6.7 percent) fail to return.

But what the bombers failed to grasp was that it was fabulous.

Two bombers failed to do and returned to base.

One Pathfinder aircraft and three other bombers fail to return.