OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 20, 42

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Woodlark Island
Task Force 57 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 57 arrives at Abadan
Task Force 177 arrives at Balboa
PBY-4 Catalina sighting report: 5 Japanese ships at 122,159 near Anatom, speed 13, Moving East
PBY-4 Catalina sighting report: 1 Japanese ship at 118,161 near Mare', speed 16, Moving East
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 AR Challenger at Townsville, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AO TAN 3 at Noumea, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AR Kansan at Noumea, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on APA Hugh L. Scott at Noumea, ship returned to service
CS Convoy TF 57 begins loading Fuel at Abadan for delivery to Karachi
Task Force 228 arrives at Cape Town
PBY-5 Catalina reports object under water at 162, 93 near Laysan Island
PBY-5 Catalina reports periscope wake at 132, 161 near Suva
Sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 48,97 near Merak , Speed unknown  
Sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 48,97 near Merak , Speed unknown  
Do-24K-1 reports oil slick at 55, 107 near Loemadjang
Japanese Fighter sighted over Kalidjati 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Dimapur 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Paoshan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kalidjati 
Japanese Recon sighted over Dimapur 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Paoshan 
Vincent I from No.1 Sqn RNZAF is damaged on landing
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 1 Japanese ship at 158,91 near Midway Island, speed 17, Moving East
B-17D Fortress sighting report: 10 Japanese ships at 115,156 near Koumac, speed 19, Moving West
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kalidjati 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Dimapur 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Paoshan 
Ki-46-II Dinah sighted over Kalidjati 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Dimapur 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Paoshan 
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
12 x Blenheim IV 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
No additional repairs possible on CL De Ruyter using currently assigned resources at Townsville
Repairs completed on DD Hatfield at Noumea, ship returned to service
TF 55 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
Japanese forces CAPTURE Wake Island !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Merak !!!
Kofu expands airfield to size 2
Harbin expands airfield to size 8
Stockton expands airfield to size 5
Liuchow expands airfield to size 2
Wenchow expands fortifications to size 3
Blagoveshchensk expands airfield to size 7
Silchar expands airfield to size 3
Bikin expands fortifications to size 4
119th USAAF Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Vava'u
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  3 (3) x Fulmar II, 0 (1) x Sea Hurricane Ib, 1 (2) x SBD-1 Dauntless
VF-8 on CV Hornet converting to size 27 from 36
xAP Empire Pride arrives at Cape Town
ACM Sage arrives at Seattle
ACM Birch arrives at Los Angeles
AM Courtenay arrives at Prince Rupert
