Port Moresby Air Raid November 24, 1942
Japanese night bombing missions over Port Moresby (Raid #88 and Raid #89)

On November 24, 1942 during the night with a Waning Gibbous (two days after a full moon) the Japanese conducted two air raids over Port Moresby. The first about 8:00pm ten bombs and incendiaries were dropped on Port Moresby near the general hospital without damage or casualties. The second about midnight eight bombs were dropped in the vicinity of 7 Mile Drome without damage or casualties.

At 14 Mile Drome (Schwimmer) pilot 2nd Lt. Richard I. Bong noted in his logbook "experienced first bombing at night", the first air raid he experienced in New Guinea.

References
The Sky Moon Calendar 1942 - November 24, 1942
War Diary 1942 page X (December 14, 1942)
(Raid 88, Raid 89) With the full moon [sic Waning Gibbous] we had two raids during the night. At about 8pm ten bombs and incendiaries were dropped in the general hospital, and at about midnight eight bombs were dropped in the 7-Mile area. There was no damage or casualties in either raid."
Individual Flight Record (Logbook) - Richard I. Bong, November 24, 1942
"11/24 / Experienced first bombing at night"
Rikko & Ginga Japanese Navy Twin Bomber Units by Yasuho Izawa, appendix v (12/14/42 / Lt.Cdr Yagoro Shibata / 751 / FTR (Failed To Return)