 A second large raid was conducted on 27 January by nine Kawasaki Ki @-@ 48 " Lily " light bombers escorted by 74 Nakajima Ki @-@ 43 " Oscar " fighters from the IJA 's 6th Air Division from Rabaul . Twelve Wildcats , six P @-@ 38s , and 10 P @-@ 40s from Henderson met the raid over Guadalcanal . In the resulting action , the Japanese lost six fighters while the CAF lost one Wildcat , four P @-@ 40s , and two P @-@ 38s . The " Lily " s dropped their bombs on American positions around the Matanikau River , causing little damage . 
