On 7 August 1942, VT-8 bombed several places on Mailata Island, Solomons, far away from any Japanese position.
http://www.archaehistoria.org/solomo...edo-squadron-8
Almost two years later, in May 1944, another villager of Mailata was killed when bombed in error during an US training mission.
http://www.archaehistoria.org/solomo...erican-bombing