OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 27, 42

Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Salamaua
Coastwatcher Report: xAK Tokusima Maru reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Woodlark Island
Task Force 163 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 163 arrives at Cape Town
Repairs completed on xAK Chickasaw City at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Governor at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Somelsdijk at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Tarifa at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DMS Trevor at San Diego, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAP Koolinda at San Diego, ship returned to service
BC Repulse in ARD Lena Luckenbach at Sydney**
Repairs completed on CL Capetown at Auckland, ship returned to service
CS Convoy TF 2 begins loading Supplies at Prince Rupert for delivery to Kodiak
CS Convoy TF 163 begins loading Supplies at Cape Town for delivery to Bombay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Finschhafen
Task Force 290 arrives at Balboa
PBY-5 Catalina reports conning tower at 155, 93 near Kure Island
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 3 Japanese ships at 173,119 near Pearl Harbor, speed 13, Moving Northwest
Walrus II reports possible submarine at 50, 40 near Diamond Harbour
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Bandoeng 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over 20th Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Tsuyung 
2LT Harper V. of 19th BG/30th BS is credited with kill number 3
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Bandoeng 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 9th War Area 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Tsuyung 
B-17D Fortress from 7th BG/88th RS at Nadi grounded due to maintenance
B-17E Fortress from 19th BG/93rd BS at Soerabaja grounded due to maintenance
B-17E Fortress from 19th BG/14th BS crashes on landing
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 6 Japanese ships at 167,99 near French Frigate Shoal, speed 20, Moving Northwest
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 7 Japanese ships at 133,169 near Eua, speed 11, Moving Southwest
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 5 Japanese ships at 159,109 near Johnston Island, speed 18, Moving West
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over 53rd Chinese Corps
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Changteh 
15 x L-18 Lodestar transporting 14th RAAF Base Force to Cooktown
12 x PBY-5 Catalina transporting 2/1st Ind Coy  from Terapo
4 x Catalina I transporting Port Moresby Brigade from Terapo
8 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
12 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 TK Merula at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAP Chaumont at San Diego, ship returned to service
BC Repulse in ARD Lena Luckenbach at Sydney**
Repairs completed on BB Revenge at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS Haddock at Noumea, 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 332 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
Mukden expands airfield to size 8
Cloncurry expands fortifications to size 2
Port Moresby expands port to size 2
Esperance expands fortifications to size 2
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  5 (6) x Wirraway, 4 (20) x F2A-3 Buffalo, 4 (11) x F4F-3A Wildcat, 5 (29) x SBD-2 Dauntless
