On 5 June, "Bougainville", along with the ships of Task Group 38.1 and Task Group 30.8, was trapped in the path of Typhoon Connie, which was proceeding northwards, and on a course to the east of Okinawa. Admiral William Halsey Jr., which had already led the Third Fleet into the deadly Typhoon Cobra in December 1944, now managed to lead the Third Fleet yet again into another deadly storm. At the peak of the storm, "Windham Bay" experienced estimated winds of and waves towering some high. As Task Group 50.8 emerged from the typhoon, "Bougainville" had suffered considerable damage, in both her hull, and her aircraft contingent. Twenty-seven planes on "Bougainville" had been lost or wrecked, and most of her remaining planes, located in her hangar deck, were inaccessible, because both of her aircraft elevators had been jammed. In addition, her flight deck supports had been damaged, and she suffered much additional superficial damage.