OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 22, 42

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Cox's Bazar
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Port Moresby
Task Force 88 arrives at Balboa
BC Repulse in ARD Lena Luckenbach at Sydney**
Repairs completed on CL Java at Townsville, ship returned to service
xAKL Darvel in ARD Lancaster at Noumea
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Task Force 252 arrives at Aden
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 1 Japanese ship at 176,125 near Palmyra, speed 20, Moving Southeast
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 6 Japanese ships at 168,120 near Johnston Island, speed 17, Moving Southeast
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 164,111 near Johnston Island, speed 10, Moving East
PBY-5 Catalina reports shape below surface at 225, 78 near San Clemente Island
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over 58th Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Rangpur 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 10th Chinese Corps
Japanese Recon sighted over Rangpur 
Vincent I from No.1 Sqn RNZAF is damaged on landing
PBY-5 Catalina reports object near surface at 225, 81 near San Diego
PBY-5A Catalina reports possible submarine at 213, 58
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Buitenzorg 
Japanese Recon sighted over Rangpur 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Buitenzorg 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Rangpur 
B-17D Fortress from 5th BG/23rd BS at Nadi grounded due to maintenance
11 x DC-2 transporting supplies to Paoshan
7 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
11 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
BC Repulse in ARD Lena Luckenbach at Sydney**
xAKL Darvel in ARD Lancaster at Noumea
TF 299 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 337 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
Fusan expands airfield to size 4
Port Arthur expands airfield to size 6
Chiang Mai expands airfield to size 3
Melbourne expands port to size 8
Kavieng expands port to size 2
Kashgar expands fortifications to size 3
Nanning expands fortifications to size 4
Sian expands airfield to size 5
Noumea expands airfield to size 6
Kendari Base Force isolated with no supply!
DD Mustin taken out of commission to begin refit at Noumea
150th RAC Regiment - some devices have been upgraded at Bombay
99th Indian Brigade - some devices have been upgraded at Delhi
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  1 (0) x Sea Hurricane Ib, 7 (10) x SBC-4 Helldiver, 0 (2) x SBD-1 Dauntless
Device(s) upgraded in Wake (Det.) Defense Battalion supplied from Pearl Harbor
VS-8 arrives at Los Angeles
