On 25 April, Tulagi was bombed by eight Japanese aircraft. Similar raids occurred daily over the next week, with one raid on 1 May heavily damaging one of the Catalinas at Gavutu.
On April 25th, Tulagi was targeted by eight Japanese planes. Over the next seven days, similar raids took place, with one attack on May 1st severely damaging a Catalina aircraft at Gavutu.