OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 15, 42

Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Manus
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul , Speed 12 , Moving Southeast 
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 115,136 near Auki , Speed 16 , Moving Southwest 
Do-24K-1 reports conning tower at 37, 97 near Cocos Islands
Repairs completed on TK Spirilla at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on PF Tennessean at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Barbara Olson at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Don Isidro at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Eldorado at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Demodocus at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
TF 435 leaving patrol zone to refuel at Soerabaja
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 114,137 near Tulagi , Speed 0 , Moving Southwest 
Task Force 208 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 208 arrives at Cape Town
TF 298 snooped by Japanese Float Fighter at 51,91 near Toboali
PBY-5 Catalina reports periscope wake at 108, 152 near Belep Islands
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 1 Japanese ship at 120,150 near Luganville, speed 17, Moving West
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kukong 
Japanese Recon sighted over 10th Chinese Corps
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Wuchow 
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over Nanyang 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Nanyang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kukong 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Changsha 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Wuchow 
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over Nanyang 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Nanyang 
TF 134 snooped by Japanese Float Plane at 132,161 near Suva
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 7 Japanese ships at 154,114 near Johnston Island, speed 10, Moving West
Sighting report: 6 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul , Speed unknown  
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over 53rd Chinese Corps
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Lashio 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Changteh 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Lashio 
12 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
11 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
12 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
9 x Hudson IIIa transporting supplies to Paoshan
Repairs completed on TK Esso Richmond at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Katrina Luckenbach at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Clevedon at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Horace Luckenbach at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
TF 24 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 298 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 339 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
Japanese forces CAPTURE Jesselton !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Lashio !!!
Seward expands fortifications to size 3
Lahaina expands airfield to size 4
Nadi expands airfield to size 3
Christchurch expands airfield to size 5
Wellington expands airfield to size 7
Birobidzhan expands fortifications to size 4
Chita expands airfield to size 5
Group 'No.11 Sqn RAAF Det' changes name to 'No.33 Sqn RAAF'
19th Australian Battalion - some devices have been upgraded at Alice Springs
Brisbane Fortress - some devices have been upgraded at Brisbane
Freemantle Fortress - some devices have been upgraded at Perth
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  1 (0) x P-36A Mohawk
Repairs completed on DD Farragut at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Dewey at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Hull at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD MacDonough at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Worden at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Dale at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Monaghan at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Aylwin at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAP President Tyler at San Diego, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAP President Buchanan at San Diego, ship returned to service
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Loyang (87, 43)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Kukong (79, 57)!
DD Fortune arrives at Aden
xAK President Quezon arrives at Cristobal
