OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 24, 42

Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,122 near Kavieng , Speed 12 , Moving Southwest 
Task Force 147 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 147 arrives at Cape Town
Task Force 303 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 303 arrives at Cape Town
Repairs completed on DM Tracy at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AO Neosho at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
BC Repulse in ARD Lena Luckenbach at Sydney**
CS Convoy TF 147 begins loading Supplies at Cape Town for delivery to Bombay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Salamaua
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Kavieng
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Woodlark Island
Task Force 258 arrives at Cape Town
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,122 near Kavieng , Speed 5 , Moving Southwest 
Task Force 254 arrives at Balboa  but can not dock
PBY-5 Catalina reports conning tower at 165, 131 near Palmyra
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 177,95 near French Frigate Shoal, speed 12, Moving Southwest
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 5 Japanese ships at 139,156 near Hoorn Islands, speed 11, Moving Northwest
Walrus II reports oil slick at 53, 41 near Chittagong
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 58th Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Tezpur 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kunming 
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over Changsha 
Ki-46-II Dinah sighted over Tezpur 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Kunming 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Tezpur 
Japanese Recon sighted over Kunming 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Tezpur 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kunming 
B-17D Fortress from 7th BG/88th RS at Nadi grounded due to maintenance
11 x DC-2 transporting supplies to Paoshan
7 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
11 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
11 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
9 x Hudson IIIa transporting supplies to Paoshan
11 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
Repairs completed on DM Montgomery at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AO Ramapo at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAP Queen Elizabeth at San Diego, ship returned to service
BC Repulse in ARD Lena Luckenbach at Sydney**
Repairs completed on CL Tromp at Townsville, ship returned to service
TF 8 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
Babeldaob expands port to size 5
Changsha expands fortifications to size 6
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  3 (4) x SBC-4 Helldiver, 1 (0) x SBD-1 Dauntless
17th Indian Division takes replacements from Karachi
Device(s) upgraded in 100th RAF Base Force supplied from Ledo
