wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː sˈɔː ðə jˈuːs ʌv sˈɛmaɪɹˈiːsɛst bˈɑːm bˈeɪz wˈɪtʃ, bˌiːɪŋ ɐn ʌŋkˈɑːmən vˌɛɹɪˈeɪʃən ʌvðə fˈʊli ɹˈiːsɛst bˈɑːm bˈeɪ, wʌzɐ dɪzˈaɪn kˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪz fɔːɹ ˈɛɹkɹæft ðæt wɜːɹ ɪntˈɛndᵻd tə kˈæɹi bˈɑːmz bˌʌt dɪdnˌɑːt hæv səfˈɪʃənt fjˈuːzəlˌɑːʒ spˈeɪs fɚɹə fˈʊli ɹˈiːsɛst bˈɑːm bˈeɪ; sˈʌtʃ ɐ dɪzˈaɪn dɪdnˌɑːt ɐlˈaʊ fɚðɪ ɪŋklˈuːʒən ʌv bˈɑːm bˈeɪ dˈoːɹz.
World War II saw the use of semi-recessed bomb bays which, being an uncommon variation of the fully recessed bomb bay, was a design compromise for aircraft that were intended to carry bombs but did not have sufficient fuselage space for a fully recessed bomb bay; such a design did not allow for the inclusion of bomb bay doors.