OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 09, 42

Coastwatcher Report: TK Tennan Maru reported in port at Finschhafen
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Task Force 120 arrives at Balboa
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,125 near Rabaul , Speed 9 , Moving Southeast 
Repairs completed on xAK William Luckenbach at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Crown City at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Steel Exporter at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Admiral Y. Williams at Los Angeles, 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 Rathburne at Noumea, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAP Malaita at Noumea, ship returned to service
CS Convoy TF 2 begins loading Supplies at Prince Rupert for delivery to Kodiak
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Buna is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: xAK Nisshun Maru reported in port at Finschhafen
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: 5 ships in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Kavieng
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Manus
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Woodlark Island
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,125 near Rabaul , Speed 9 , Moving Southeast 
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 4 Japanese ships at 133,164 near Kandavu Island, speed 14, Moving Northwest
PBY-5 Catalina reports object near surface at 132, 161 near Suva
PBY-4 Catalina reports oil slick at 121, 167 near Mare'
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Merak 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 37th Chinese Corps
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over Wuchow 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Paoshan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Merak 
Japanese Fighter sighted over 20th Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Wuchow 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Paoshan 
B-17D Fortress from 7th BG/88th RS at Nadi grounded due to maintenance
PBY-5 Catalina reports object under water at 148, 92 near Kure Island
Ki-46-II Dinah sighted over Merak 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 53rd Chinese Corps
Japanese Fighter sighted over Kohima 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Paoshan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Merak 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over 44th Chinese Corps
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Kohima 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Paoshan 
17 x DC-2 transporting supplies to Paoshan
3 x Catalina I transporting supplies to 2/1st Ind Coy
9 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
Repairs completed on xAK Chatanooga City at Los Angeles, 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 xAP Katoomba 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
Japanese forces CAPTURE Sintang !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Medan !!!
Matsue expands airfield to size 3
Toyama expands airfield to size 3
Balboa expands port to size 4
Nadi expands port to size 3
Cloncurry expands fortifications to size 1
Borzya expands airfield to size 5
Krasnoyarsk expands fortifications to size 3
Spassk-Dalniy expands airfield to size 6
Rybolov expands airfield to size 4
xAP Republic taken out of commission to begin refit at San Diego
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  1 (1) x F2A-3 Buffalo
TK Solor arrives at Abadan
TK British Colonel arrives at Abadan
TK British Confidence arrives at Abadan
TK Athelmonarch arrives at Abadan
GVT-8 arrives at Tjilatjap
