OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 08, 42

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: xAK Yamazato Maru reported in port at Buna
Wake USN CPNAB  packing for load on xAK Hoegh Merchant (TF 199), 1 day(s) remaining
Task Force 223 arrives at Balboa
Task Force 261 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 261 arrives at Cape Town
Task Force 267 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 267 arrives at Cape Town
Task Force 132 arrives at Balboa
Repairs completed on xAP West Point at San Diego, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAP Mount Vernon at San Diego, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Filleigh at San Diego, ship returned to service
BC Repulse in ARD Lena Luckenbach at Sydney
No additional repairs possible on CL Java using currently assigned resources at Townsville
Repairs completed on DD Flusser at Auckland, ship returned to service
No additional repairs possible on DD Crosby using currently assigned resources at Noumea
No additional repairs possible on AO TAN 3 using currently assigned resources at Noumea
No additional repairs possible on AO TAN 4 using currently assigned resources at Noumea
CS Convoy TF 261 begins loading Supplies at Cape Town for delivery to Bombay
Coastwatcher Report: DD Isonami reported in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Salamaua
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Gasmata
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Rabaul
Wake USN CPNAB  packing for load on xAK Hoegh Merchant (TF 199), 1 day(s) remaining
Task Force 53 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 53 arrives at Aden
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,122 near Kavieng , Speed 6 , Moving Southwest 
Task Force 98 arrives at Eastern USA
Task Force 204 arrives at Eastern USA
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 100,126 near Finschhafen , Speed 9 , Moving Northeast 
PBY-5 Catalina reports submarine wake at 169, 126 near Palmyra
Sighting report: 3 Japanese ships at 52,93 near Billiton , Speed unknown  
Japanese Fighter sighted over 10th Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Wuchow 
Japanese Recon sighted over Kohima 
Japanese Recon sighted over Paoshan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Changsha 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Wuchow 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Kohima 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Paoshan 
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 5 Japanese ships at 168,126 near Palmyra, speed 12, Moving East
PBY-5A Catalina sighting report: 1 Japanese ship at 203,53 near Coal Harbour, speed 10, Moving East
PBY-4 Catalina reports suspected submarine at 113, 158 near Koumac
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Wuchow 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Kohima 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Wuchow 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Kohima 
B-17D Fortress from 5th BG/31st BS at Noumea grounded due to maintenance
18 x DC-2 transporting supplies to Paoshan
4 x Catalina I transporting supplies to 15th RAAF
10 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
BC Repulse in ARD Lena Luckenbach at Sydney
No additional repairs possible on CL Java using currently assigned resources at Townsville
No additional repairs possible on DD Crosby using currently assigned resources at Noumea
No additional repairs possible on DD Kilty using currently assigned resources at Noumea
No additional repairs possible on DD Brooks using currently assigned resources at Noumea
No additional repairs possible on AO TAN 3 using currently assigned resources at Noumea
No additional repairs possible on AO TAN 4 using currently assigned resources at Noumea
Repairs completed on APA President Monroe at Noumea, ship returned to service
TF 114 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 126 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 166 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
CS Convoy TF 157 begins loading Supplies at Prince Rupert for delivery to Kodiak
CS Convoy TF 204 begins loading Supplies at Eastern USA for delivery to Cape Town
Japanese forces CAPTURE Billiton !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Madjene !!!
Tientsin expands airfield to size 6
Guam expands airfield to size 4
Calcutta expands airfield to size 9
Delhi expands airfield to size 7
Dunedin expands airfield to size 6
Mengtze expands fortifications to size 3
Wenchow expands fortifications to size 2
Krasnoyarsk expands airfield to size 4
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  1 (0) x P-38E Lightning, 0 (2) x F2A-3 Buffalo
Repairs completed on xAK Baroda at Aden, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Ho Kiang at Aden, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Marion Moller at Aden, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Fingal at Aden, ship returned to service
DD Paladin arrives at Cape Town
DD Panther arrives at Cape Town
TK Ferncastle arrives at Abadan
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment arrives at San Francisco
249th Field Artillery Battalion arrives at San Francisco
