Jirgin saman Amurka daga Henderson Field da wasu wurare, da kuma bindigogin filin daga sojojin Amurka a Guadalcanal sun kai hari, tun daga karfe 05:55. Daga baya, mai hallaka Meade ya kusanto kuma ya bude wuta a kan jigilar jiragen ruwa da ke kewaye da shi. Wadannan hare-haren sun sanya jigilar jiragen ruwa da kuma lalata duk wani kayan aiki a kansu wanda Jafananci ba su iya saukewa ba. Sojoji 2,000 zuwa 3,000 ne kawai suka shiga Guadalcanal, kuma mafi yawan makamai da abinci sun ɓace.
Jirgin saman Amurka daga Henderson Field