OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 18, 42

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
8th Medium Regiment packing for load on xAK Hoihow (TF 271), 1 day(s) remaining
8th Medium Regiment packing for load on xAK Halizones (TF 271), 1 day(s) remaining
Task Force 250 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 250 arrives at Aden
Repairs completed on CL Leander at Sydney, 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 BB Mississippi at Noumea, ship returned to service
CS Convoy TF 2 begins loading Supplies at Prince Rupert for delivery to Kodiak
CS Convoy TF 159 begins loading Supplies at Prince Rupert for delivery to Seward
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Manus
8th Medium Regiment packing for load on xAK Hoihow (TF 271), 1 day(s) remaining
8th Medium Regiment packing for load on xAK Halizones (TF 271), 1 day(s) remaining
Task Force 283 has merged with TF 279 at 77 , 170
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 6 Japanese ships at 164,114 near Johnston Island, speed 18, Moving East
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 7 Japanese ships at 162,105 near Johnston Island, speed 20, Moving Southwest
Sighting report: 1 Japanese ship at 48,97 near Merak , Speed unknown  
Sighting report: 3 Japanese ships at 48,97 near Merak , Speed unknown  
Japanese Fighter sighted over Ledo 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Paoshan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Ledo 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Paoshan 
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 9 Japanese ships at 162,137 near Palmyra, speed 13, Moving Northwest
PBY-5 Catalina reports object near surface at 177, 111 near Pearl Harbor
B-17D Fortress reports diving submarine at 118, 160 near Mare'
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Ledo 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Paoshan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Ledo 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Paoshan 
B-17D Fortress from 5th BG/23rd BS at Nadi grounded due to maintenance
3 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
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 Lawrence at Noumea, ship returned to service
TF 126 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 178 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 299 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 337 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
CS Convoy TF 157 begins loading Supplies at Prince Rupert for delivery to Kodiak
Bareilly expands airfield to size 2
Moradabad expands airfield to size 2
Rawalpindi expands airfield to size 2
Bourke expands airfield to size 2
Geraldton expands airfield to size 3
Dunedin expands port to size 5
Nelson expands airfield to size 3
Efate expands airfield to size 1
7th Marine Regiment - some devices have been upgraded at Eastern USA
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  1 (10) x Fulmar II, 5 (3) x Sea Hurricane Ib, 0 (2) x OS2U-3 Kingfisher
VS-4D14 arrives at Los Angeles
VS-5D14 arrives at Los Angeles
1-Vl.G.I arrives at Tjilatjap
2-Vl.G.I arrives at Tjilatjap
1-VI.G.II  arrives at Tjilatjap
2-VI.G.II  arrives at Tjilatjap
1-Vl.G.III arrives at Tjilatjap
2-Vl.G.III arrives at Tjilatjap
3-Vl.G.III arrives at Tjilatjap
1-Vl.G.IV arrives at Tjilatjap
2-Vl.G.IV arrives at Tjilatjap
3-Vl.G.IV arrives at Tjilatjap
2-VI.G.V  arrives at Tjilatjap
3-VI.G.V  arrives at Tjilatjap
Vk.A.2 arrives at Tjilatjap
WH-1 Patrouille arrives at Tjilatjap
GVT-18 arrives at Tjilatjap
17th BG/95th BS arrives at Silchar
Convoy WS.16/OS.17 Supply Convoy arrives at Cape Town
