OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 19, 42

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Salamaua
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Woodlark Island
B-17E Fortress from 19th BG/93rd BS is damaged on landing
B-17E Fortress from 19th BG/93rd BS is damaged on landing
B-17E Fortress from 19th BG/93rd BS at Soerabaja grounded due to maintenance
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 PG Tulsa at Noumea, ship returned to service
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Woodlark Island
Task Force 153 arrives at Aden
Task Force 203 arrives at Aden
Task Force 176 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 176 arrives at Aden
PBY-5A Catalina sighting report: 8 Japanese ships at 211,62 near Coos Bay, speed 11, Moving Southwest
Sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 48,97 near Merak , Speed 8 , Moving East 
Sighting report: 1 Japanese ship at 48,97 near Merak , Speed unknown  
Japanese Fighter sighted over 5th Construction Regiment
Japanese Fighter sighted over Jorhat 
Ki-46-II Dinah sighted over Paoshan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 9th War Area 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Jorhat 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Paoshan 
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 132,161 near Suva, speed 18, Moving West
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 10 Japanese ships at 162,53 near Adak Island, speed 15, Moving Northwest
PBY-5 Catalina reports oil slick at 56, 103 near Soerabaja
Japanese Fighter sighted over Changteh 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Jorhat 
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over 53rd Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Jorhat 
Vincent I from No.2 Sqn RNZAF is damaged on landing
B-17D Fortress from 5th BG/31st BS at Noumea grounded due to maintenance
Vincent I from No.1 Sqn RNZAF is damaged on landing
B-17D Fortress from 7th BG/88th RS at Nadi grounded due to maintenance
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
12 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
Repairs completed on xAP Republic 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
No additional repairs possible on CL Tromp using currently assigned resources at Townsville
Repairs completed on DD Kane at Noumea, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on PG Swan at Noumea, ship returned to service
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
Paramushiro-jima expands airfield to size 2
Addu expands port to size 2
Milne Bay expands airfield to size 2
Woodlark Island expands airfield to size 2
Kweilin expands fortifications to size 4
Soerabaja expands fortifications to size 4
Ankang expands fortifications to size 3
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  4 (6) x Fulmar II, 2 (1) x Sea Hurricane Ib, 2 (0) x OS2U-3 Kingfisher
CVL Zuiho is reported to have been sunk near Djailolo on Mar 19, 1942
xAK Benrinnes arrives at Aden
xAK Clan Macwhirter arrives at Cape Town
xAK Shirala arrives at Colombo
KV Vancouver arrives at Victoria
1-VI.G.V  arrives at Tjilatjap
Vk.A.1 arrives at Tjilatjap
Vk.A.4 arrives at Tjilatjap
GVT-1 arrives at Tjilatjap
GVT-4 arrives at Tjilatjap
GVT-11 arrives at Tjilatjap
42nd BG/390th BS  arrives at Boise
51st PG/25th PS arrives at Silchar
