OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Feb 18, 42

Coastwatcher sighting: 9 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul , Speed unknown  
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,125 near Rabaul , Speed unknown  
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 114,137 near Tulagi , Speed unknown  
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 115,136 near Auki , Speed 13 , Moving Northeast 
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 109,128 near Buka , Speed 7 , Moving Southwest 
Task Force 324 arrives at Balboa
Repairs completed on AO Trinity at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAP Lurline at San Diego, ship returned to service
Coastwatcher Report: AG Muroto reported in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Cox's Bazar
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Kavieng
Coastwatcher sighting: 9 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul , Speed unknown  
Coastwatcher sighting: 5 Japanese ships at 109,131 near Shortlands , Speed unknown  
Task Force 92 arrives at Cape Town
TF 134 sighted by Japanese Float Fighter at 132,161 near Suva
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 156,135 near Canton Island, speed 18, Moving East
Japanese Fighter sighted over Kukong 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 37th Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Wuchow 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Nanyang 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Nanyang 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Kukong 
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over Changsha 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Wuchow 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Nanyang 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Nanyang 
Do-24K-1 from GVT-5 crashes on landing
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 3 Japanese ships at 159,127 near Palmyra, speed 12, Moving Southwest
PBY-5A Catalina sighting report: 4 Japanese ships at 209,55 near Astoria, speed 12, Moving Southeast
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over Kukong 
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over 44th Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Wuchow 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Nanyang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Nanyang 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Kukong 
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over 6th Construction Regiment
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Wuchow 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Nanyang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Nanyang 
11 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
12 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
12 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
9 x Hudson IIIa transporting supplies to Paoshan
TF 24 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 339 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
Japanese forces CAPTURE Loyang !!!
Kiukiang expands airfield to size 2
Swatow expands port to size 4
Tatung expands airfield to size 4
Johore Bahru expands airfield to size 8
Cawnpore expands airfield to size 3
Portland expands airfield to size 3
Blagoveshchensk expands airfield to size 6
xAK Lorrain taken out of commission to begin refit at Pearl Harbor
Medan Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Sabang
13th Australian Brigade - some devices have been upgraded at Perth
22nd Motor Battalion - some devices have been upgraded at Queenstown
3rd Australian Brigade - some devices have been upgraded at Broken Hill
Port Moresby Brigade - some devices have been upgraded at Port Moresby
2nd RAN Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Alice Springs
5th RAA Coastal Artillery Regiment - some devices have been upgraded at Sydney
Freemantle Fortress - some devices have been upgraded at Perth
101st RAF Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Ledo
254th Armoured Brigade - some devices have been upgraded at Calcutta
7th Indian Division - some devices have been upgraded at Bombay
19th Indian Division - some devices have been upgraded at Madras
100th Indian Brigade - some devices have been upgraded at Delhi
99th Indian Brigade - some devices have been upgraded at Delhi
Repairs completed on xAKL Schouten at San Diego, ship returned to service
Device(s) upgraded in 104th RAF Base Force supplied from Ledo
Device(s) upgraded in 1st Central India Base Force supplied from Ledo
xAK West Camargo arrives at Cristobal
xAK Alcoa Polaris arrives at Los Angeles
xAK Clan Macnair arrives at Cape Town
xAK Empire Grenfell arrives at Cape Town
ACM Ash arrives at Los Angeles
2/198th Coast AA Battalion arrives at Bora Bora
2nd/102nd Infantry Battalion arrives at Bora Bora
