During the operation "Indomitable" was hit by two 500 kg bombs (by Ju 87s belonging to StG 3) and suffered three near misses; a 500 kg bomb penetrated the unarmoured portion of the flight deck, causing damage that required her to withdraw for repairs, although she was able to steam at fewer than two hours after the hits. Casualties were 6 officers and 40 ratings killed, and 70 ratings wounded. (The attack may be viewed at the seventeen-minute mark of the documentary "Malta Convoy" listed in the external links section). She sailed to the United States, where repairs were completed in February 1943, after which she immediately returned to the Mediterranean.