OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jan 20, 42

SS Triton reports having been sighted by the enemy at 129 , 110
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 101,119 near Manus , Speed unknown  
27th Infantry/C Division packing for load on xAP Kota Agoeng (TF 260), 1 day(s) remaining
27th Infantry/C Division packing for load on xAP Bloemfontein (TF 260), 1 day(s) remaining
27th Infantry/C Division packing for load on xAK Meigs (TF 260), 1 day(s) remaining
Task Force 124 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 124 arrives at Aden
Task Force 17 arrives at Eastern USA
Do-24K-1 from GVT-3 crashes on landing
B-17E Fortress from 19th BG/HqS at Soerabaja grounded due to maintenance
B-17E Fortress from 19th BG/14th BS at Soerabaja grounded due to maintenance
B-17E Fortress from 19th BG/30th BS at Soerabaja grounded due to maintenance
Repairs completed on TK British Motorist at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
No additional repairs possible on AS Fulton using currently assigned resources at Vava'u
27th Infantry/C Division packing for load on xAP Kota Agoeng (TF 260), 1 day(s) remaining
27th Infantry/C Division packing for load on xAP Bloemfontein (TF 260), 1 day(s) remaining
27th Infantry/C Division packing for load on xAK Meigs (TF 260), 1 day(s) remaining
CS Convoy TF 173 will load Resources at Hilo for return to Pearl Harbor
Task Force 57 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 57 arrives at Abadan  but can not dock
Task Force 279 arrives at Eastern USA
TF 30 sighted by Japanese Float Fighter at 131,160 near Nadi
PBY-4 Catalina sighting report: 10 Japanese ships at 115,160 near Noumea, speed 15, Moving Southwest
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kukong 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 99th Chinese Corps
Japanese Recon sighted over Wuchow 
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over Changsha 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Changteh 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kukong 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chengchow 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Wuchow 
TF 30 detected by E14Y1 Glen at 131,160 near Nadi
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 165,118 near Johnston Island, speed 20, Moving East
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Kukong 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Wuchow 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Kukong 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Wuchow 
No additional repairs possible on AS Fulton using currently assigned resources at Vava'u
BC Repulse in ARD Lena Luckenbach at Sydney**
Repairs completed on xAK Ethel Edwards at Sydney, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS KXV at Soerabaja, ship returned to service
TF 139 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
CS Convoy TF 87 begins loading Supplies at Pearl Harbor for delivery to Lahaina
Japanese forces CAPTURE Lahat !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Pucheng !!!
Keijo expands airfield to size 4
Changchun expands airfield to size 6
Sacramento expands airfield to size 6
Hilo expands airfield to size 3
Bataan expands fortifications to size 4
Vava'u expands airfield to size 2
Imphal expands fortifications to size 2
Port Moresby expands fortifications to size 3
2nd Bengal Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Ledo
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  1 (0) x Do-24K-1, 1 (3) x B-17E Fortress, 5 (4) x P-36A Mohawk, 1 (0) x P-38E Lightning
xAK Potter arrives at Cristobal
ML No. 432 arrives at Singapore
ML No. 423 arrives at Singapore
No.28 Sqn RAF arrives at Rawalpindi
No.135 Sqn RAF arrives at Aden
3rd BG/8th BS arrives at San Diego
3rd BG/13th BS arrives at San Diego
3rd BG/90th BS arrives at San Diego
50th PG/12th PS arrives at San Diego
3rd BG/HqS arrives at San Diego
132nd Infantry Regiment arrives at Eastern USA
182nd Infantry Regiment arrives at Eastern USA
