| Start: Friday August 28, 1942 |
Aircraft based in Guadalcanal destroy a Japanese convoy attempting to bring reinforcements to Guadalcanal| Allied | Axis | |
| Forces | Henderson Field: 11 dive bombers. | Desdiv 20* (Desdiv 20, carrying the first batch of Kawaguchi's troops to Guadalcanal): 4 destroyers. |
| Losses | 1 dive bomber lost. | 1 destroyer lost. 2 destroyers damaged. |