The morning of this same day, Tsukahara sent a reconnaissance mission of two Type 2 aircraft escorted by nine Zeros to find out if the Japanese Army had captured Henderson Field during the night.
Om morgenen for dette, sendte Tsukahara en rekognosceringsmission på to type 2 fly med en eskorte på 9 Zeroer for at finde ud af om den japanske hær havde haft held af at erobre Henderson Field i løbet af natten.