中午12時20分,龍驤號出動6架九七式艦上攻擊機和15架零式艦上戰鬥機聯同由拉包爾起飛的24架一式陸上攻擊機和14架零式攻擊亨德森機場。不過,龍驤號出動的飛機並不知道,來自拉包爾的飛機因爲遇到惡劣天氣,已經在11時30分返回自己的基地。龍驤號的飛機在飛向瓜達爾卡納爾島時被薩拉托加號上的雷達截獲,使得美軍進一步確認了即將展開的攻擊的位置。[34]龍驤號的飛機在下午2時23分抵達了亨德森機場的上空,在轟炸時與亨德森機場的戰鬥機(仙人掌航空隊(英语:Cactus Air Force)的成員)纏鬥。共有3架九七式艦上攻擊機、3架零式艦上戰鬥機和3架美軍戰鬥機被擊落,並沒有對亨德森機場造成明顯的損壞。[35]
Frank, Guadalcanal, 159, Evans, Japanese Navy, p. 160–162. 田中的神通號和日本驅逐艦陽炎號已經在8月11日離開日本在特魯克的基地以針對盟軍在瓜達爾卡納爾島的登陸。在特魯克,田中被授予指揮瓜達爾卡納爾島增援部隊(後來被盟軍稱之為東京快車),是隸屬日本海軍第八艦隊及其艦艇被分配專責給在瓜達爾卡納爾島的日軍部隊提供增援。其4艘巡邏艇包括前驅逐艦島風號、灘風號、鈴木號和蔦號被轉為負責運送部隊。3艘運輸艦分別是金龍丸、波士頓丸和大福丸。來自一木支队的“第1戰鬥群”的917名士,包括一木本人,在8月19日早上由6艘驅逐艦運送至瓜達爾卡納爾島。
Hammel, Carrier Clash, 158; 早在8月22日,美軍驅逐艦布魯號(英语:USS Blue (DD-387))被日軍驅逐艦江風號(日语:江風 (白露型駆逐艦))以魚雷在瓜達爾卡納爾島附近擊沉。當時江風號與另一艘驅逐艦夕凪號一同被田中派來試圖阻止盟軍艦隊運送補給品到島上。布魯號遭到嚴重損壞,有8名船員死亡,次日沉沒於圖拉吉島附近(09°17′S160°02′E)。因為此行動是分開發生的,通常不被視為於8月24日-25日直接戰鬥造成的損失結果。(Evans, Japanese Navy, p. 165, Frank, Guadalcanal, 163–166 and Coombe, Derailing the Tokyo Express, 56–57)
Frank, Guadalcanal, 187–188. 千歲號被拖回特魯克,然後返回日本修理,於1942年9月14日修復(Hackett, IJN Seaplane Tender CHITOSE: Tabular Record of Movement, Imperial Japanese Navy page, [2] (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆))
Evans, Japanese Navy, p. 168–169, Coombe, Derailing the Tokyo Express, p. 58–59, Hammel, Carrier Clash, 326–327, Parshall, HIJMS JINTSU: Tabular Record of Movement, Imperial Japanese Navy page, [3] (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆). 神通號被迫返回日本修理,於1943年1月9日修復。
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