OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 23, 42

Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Manus
PBY-4 Catalina sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 107,155 near Belep Islands, speed 10, Moving Southeast
BC Repulse in ARD Lena Luckenbach at Sydney**
xAKL Darvel in ARD Lancaster at Noumea
Repairs completed on xAKL Vichy at Noumea, ship returned to service
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Gasmata
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Kavieng
Task Force 5 arrives at Cape Town
PBY-5 Catalina reports submarine wake at 165, 123 near Palmyra
B-17D Fortress reports oil slick at 128, 161 near Nadi
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over 58th Chinese Corps
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Bandoeng 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Changsha 
xAK West Ira observes Japanese Fighter Bomber at 190,107 near Lahaina
PBY-5 Catalina reports shape below surface at 152, 111 near Johnston Island
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 120,155 near Efate, speed 15, Moving Southeast
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over Changteh 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Tsuyung 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 6th Construction Regiment
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Tsuyung 
B-17D Fortress from 5th BG/31st BS at Noumea grounded due to maintenance
10 x DC-2 transporting supplies to Paoshan
8 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
10 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
10 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**
TF 299 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 337 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
Japanese forces CAPTURE Buitenzorg !!!
Singapore expands airfield to size 7
Siangtan expands airfield to size 2
Luganville expands port to size 3
175th USAAF Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Noumea
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  3 (7) x SBC-4 Helldiver, 1 (1) x SBD-1 Dauntless
