OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 14, 42

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Finschhafen
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 5 ships in port at Rabaul
Task Force 214 arrives at Balboa
Task Force 172 arrives at Cape Town
PBY-4 Catalina reports oil slick at 116, 161 near Isle of Pines
Repairs completed on TK Gulfhawk 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
No additional repairs possible on CL Tromp using currently assigned resources at Townsville
Repairs completed on CL Perth at Townsville, ship returned to service
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Task Force 289 arrives at Balboa
TF 166 detected by Japanese Float Fighter at 97,158 near Maryborough
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 1 Japanese ship at 182,98 near Lihue, speed 17, Moving West
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 3 Japanese ships at 119,155 near Efate, speed 10, Moving Southwest
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Batavia 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Wuchow 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Ledo 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Paoshan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Batavia 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Ledo 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Paoshan 
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 7 Japanese ships at 158,99 near Laysan Island, speed 16, Moving West
PBY-5 Catalina reports possible submarine at 195, 108 near Lahaina
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 3 Japanese ships at 164,112 near Johnston Island, speed 19, Moving West
PBY-5A Catalina reports shadow in water at 203, 51 near Coal Harbour
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Batavia 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over 37th Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Wuchow 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Paoshan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Batavia 
Japanese Fighter sighted over 9th War Area 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over 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 CL Tromp using currently assigned resources at Townsville
Repairs completed on DD Voyager at Townsville, ship returned to service
TF 55 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 114 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 126 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kendari !!!
Nagasaki/Sasebo expands port to size 8
Siangtan expands fortifications to size 4
Luganville expands airfield to size 2
220th USN Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at San Francisco
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  3 (0) x B-18A Bolo, 3 (0) x O-49 Vigilant
CV Formidable arrives at Cape Town
DD Isaac Sweers arrives at Mombasa
DD Arrow arrives at Aden
SS Grouper arrives at Balboa
ACM Bush arrives at Seattle
ACM Heath arrives at Los Angeles
No.17 Sqn RAF arrives at Silchar
No.136 Sqn RAF arrives at Silchar
