OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jan 31, 42

SS Porpoise reports having been sighted by the enemy at 69 , 91
Task Force 48 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 48 arrives at Cape Town
Repairs completed on AS Fulton at Vava'u, ship returned to service
TF 107 sighted by Japanese Aircraft at 132,160 near Suva
TF 134 snooped by Japanese Float Plane at 132,161 near Suva
PBY-5 Catalina reports possible submarine at 167, 115 near Johnston Island
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 4 Japanese ships at 152,156 near Ta'u, speed 15, Moving Southwest
Japanese Recon sighted over Kukong 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 73rd Chinese Corps
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Akyab 
Japanese Recon sighted over Changsha 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Changteh 
Japanese Recon sighted over Kukong 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chengchow 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Akyab 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 66th Chinese Corps
TF 435 detected by Japanese Float Fighter at 64,97 near Balikpapan
TF 56 observes Japanese Float Plane at 98,130 near Port Moresby
TF 134 detects Japanese Float Plane at 132,161 near Suva
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 4 Japanese ships at 175,115 near Pearl Harbor, speed 19, Moving Southeast
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kukong 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Wuchow 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Akyab 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kukong 
Japanese Recon sighted over Wuchow 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Akyab 
13 x DC-2 transporting supplies to Paoshan
11 x Hudson IIIa transporting supplies to Paoshan
TF 27 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 127 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
Japanese forces CAPTURE Oosthaven !!!
Pescadores expands airfield to size 4
Taihoku expands airfield to size 3
Changchun expands airfield to size 7
Tatung expands airfield to size 3
Pago Pago expands airfield to size 2
Guam expands airfield to size 3
Brunei expands airfield to size 1
Vava'u expands airfield to size 3
Kavieng expands airfield to size 1
2nd Marine Regiment - some devices have been upgraded at Pago Pago
11th RAAF Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Alice Springs
Darwin RAAF Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Darwin
14th RAAF Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Charters Towers
5th RAA Coastal Artillery Regiment - some devices have been upgraded at Sydney
23rd Indian Division - some devices have been upgraded at Madras
105th USN Base Force takes replacements from San Francisco
14th Chinese Corps takes replacements from Chungking
Device(s) upgraded in 107th RAF Base Force supplied from Dimapur
Device(s) upgraded in 108th RAF Base Force supplied from Dimapur
Device(s) upgraded in RAF 221 Group Base Force supplied from Aden
No.11 Sqn RAAF Det converting to size 6 from 2
Unit 'Hawaiian USAAF' changes name to 'Seventh USAAF'
Unit '130th FA Rgt' changes name to '154th FA Bn'
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Mandalay (59, 46)!
xAP Santa Paula arrives at Los Angeles
AK Algorab arrives at Balboa
ML No. 194 arrives at Karachi
ML No. 200 arrives at Karachi
DD Ashley arrives at Eastern USA
DD Bamback arrives at Eastern USA
No.31 Sqn RAF arrives at Aden
8th PS  arrives at March Field
8th PS Det  arrives at March Field
