1944    The first kamikaze attack: A Japanese plane carrying a {{convert|200|kg|lb}} bomb attacks {{HMAS|Australia|D84|6}} off Leyte Island, as the Battle of Leyte Gulf began.

1945    World War II: Japanese Kamikaze planes sink the escort carrier Bismarck Sea and damage the Saratoga.

1945    World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy attempts a large-scale kamikaze attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet anchored at Ulithi atoll in Operation Tan No. 2.

1945    World War II: Off the coast of Okinawa, the aircraft carrier {{USS|Bunker Hill|CV-17|6}}, is hit by two kamikazes, killing 346 of her crew. Although badly damaged, the ship is able to return to the U.S. under her own power.

2009    Two Tamil Tigers aircraft packed with C4 explosives en-route to the national airforce headquarters were shot down by the Sri Lankan military before reaching their target, in a kamikaze style attack.