OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 13, 42

Task Force 205 arrives at Balboa
Task Force 252 arrives at Eastern USA
Task Force 181 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 181 arrives at Cape Town
Repairs completed on xAP Kota Radja at San Diego, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AK Almaack at San Diego, ship returned to service
CS Convoy TF 181 begins loading Supplies at Cape Town for delivery to Bombay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Kavieng
Task Force 223 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 223 arrives at Cape Town
Task Force 175 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 175 arrives at Cape Town
Task Force 44 arrives at Cape Town
TF 116 snooped by Japanese Torpedo Bomber at 126,163 near Nadi
TF 173 sighted by Japanese Recon at 128,165 near Nadi
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 3 Japanese ships at 172,92 near French Frigate Shoal, speed 18, Moving Southeast
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over Kukong 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 99th Chinese Corps
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Wuchow 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Nanyang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Nanyang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kukong 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Changsha 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Wuchow 
Japanese Recon sighted over Nanyang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Nanyang 
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 1 Japanese ship at 162,143 near Jarvis Island, speed 10, Moving East
PBY-5 Catalina reports suspected submarine at 164, 131 near Palmyra
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 4 Japanese ships at 162,110 near Johnston Island, speed 14, Moving Southwest
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Kukong 
Japanese Recon sighted over 53rd Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Wuchow 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kukong 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Changteh 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Wuchow 
14 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
16 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
12 x Hudson IIIa transporting supplies to Paoshan
TF 24 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
CS Convoy TF 175 begins loading Supplies at Cape Town for delivery to Bombay
CS Convoy TF 300 begins loading Supplies at Townsville for delivery to Port Moresby
Ominato expands airfield to size 2
Madras expands airfield to size 6
Trivandrum expands port to size 2
Alice Springs expands airfield to size 2
Port Augusta expands airfield to size 5
Gisborne expands airfield to size 2
Palmerston North expands airfield to size 2
Sian expands fortifications to size 4
Luganville expands fortifications to size 2
11th RAAF Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Alice Springs
5th RAAF Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Esperance
RAAF OTU Sydney  - some devices have been upgraded at Sydney
Geraldton Fortress - some devices have been upgraded at Geraldton
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  1 (1) x P-36A Mohawk
100th RAF Base Force takes replacements from Calcutta
xAK Admiral Wood arrives at Balboa
xAK T. A. Johnson arrives at Cristobal
175th USAAF Base Force arrives at March Field
255th USN Base Force arrives at San Francisco
2/9th Field Regiment arrives at Aden
2/11th Field Regiment arrives at Aden
2/13th Field Regiment arrives at Aden
109th Tank Attack Regiment arrives at Sydney
RAF 222 Group Wing  arrives at Colombo
RAF 221 Group Wing  arrives at Karachi
95th Heavy AA Regiment arrives at Karachi
5th Armoured Division arrives at San Luis Obispo
246th Rifle Brigade arrives at Spassk-Dalniy
247th Rifle Brigade arrives at Voroshilov
