OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 10, 42

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: xAK Tokusima Maru reported in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: TK Nissan Maru reported in port at Finschhafen
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Salamaua
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 99,129 near Buna , Speed unknown  
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,125 near Rabaul , Speed unknown  
Repairs completed on xAK Knoxville City at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
No additional repairs possible on xAP Etolin using currently assigned resources at San Diego
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 Cushing at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Crosby at Noumea, ship returned to service
CS Convoy TF 72 begins loading Supplies at Los Angeles for delivery to Vava'u
Coastwatcher Report: xAKL Miyati Maru reported in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: xAK Shinetsu Maru reported in port at Finschhafen
Coastwatcher Report: 5 ships in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Kavieng
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 99,129 near Buna , Speed unknown  
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,125 near Rabaul , Speed unknown  
PBY-5 Catalina reports diving submarine at 162, 110 near Johnston Island
PBY-5A Catalina reports shape below surface at 213, 58
Japanese Recon sighted over Merak 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 9th War Area 
Ki-46-II Dinah sighted over Merak 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Changsha 
Do-24K-1 from GVT-6 at Soerabaja grounded due to maintenance
PBY-5 Catalina from VP-22  at Pearl Harbor grounded due to maintenance
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 7 Japanese ships at 179,112 near Kona, speed 16, Moving Southeast
PBY-5 Catalina reports object near surface at 124, 157 near Tanna
PBY-5 Catalina reports periscope wake at 221, 80 near Channel Islands
Do-24K-1 sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 73,109 near Bara, speed 16, Moving Southwest
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 44th Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kohima 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Paoshan 
Japanese Recon sighted over 6th Construction Regiment
Japanese Fighter sighted over Kohima 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Paoshan 
4 x Catalina I transporting supplies to 2/1st Ind Coy
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
No additional repairs possible on xAP Etolin using currently assigned resources at San Diego
BC Repulse in ARD Lena Luckenbach at Sydney
No additional repairs possible on CL Java using currently assigned resources at Townsville
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 Ambon !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Singapore !!!
Babeldaob expands airfield to size 9
Chittagong expands airfield to size 4
Magadan expands airfield to size 4
Ondorhaan expands airfield to size 6
205th Coast AA Regiment - some devices have been upgraded at Luganville
RAAF OTU Wagga  - some devices have been upgraded at Wagga Wagga
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  1 (0) x F2A-3 Buffalo
VF-8 on CV Hornet converting to size 36 from 27
VT-8 on CV Hornet converting to size 18 from 15
CV Hornet arrives at Balboa
CA Vincennes arrives at Balboa
YMS-94 arrives at Stockton
VMJ-253 arrives at Pearl Harbor
No.30 Sqn RAAF arrives at Sydney
No.35 Sqn RAAF arrives at Perth
No.36 Sqn RAAF arrives at Melbourne
