OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 29, 42

Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Task Force 112 arrives at Eastern USA
PBY-4 Catalina reports suspected submarine at 109, 155 near Belep Islands
PBY-4 Catalina sighting report: 8 Japanese ships at 111,160 near Noumea, speed 18, Moving East
Repairs completed on TK British Motorist at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on PC Kimball at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AKV Athene at San Diego, ship returned to service
BC Repulse in ARD Lena Luckenbach at Sydney**
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Woodlark Island
Task Force 44 arrives at Cape Town
Task Force 124 arrives at Balboa
Walrus II reports object under water at 71, 163 near Kingscote
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 4 Japanese ships at 126,167 near Nadi, speed 19, Moving Southeast
B-17D Fortress reports turbulence in water at 131, 161 near Nadi
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Bandoeng 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kunming 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Bandoeng 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Kunming 
TF 65 observes Japanese Aircraft at 189,105 near Lahaina
ACM Birch sighted by Japanese Float Plane at 192,103 near Lahaina
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 3 Japanese ships at 153,88 near Kure Island, speed 13, Moving West
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kunming 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kunming 
12 x PBY-5 Catalina transporting 30th Australian Brigade from Terapo
14 x L-18 Lodestar transporting Torres Strait Battalion from Terapo
4 x Catalina I transporting Port Moresby Brigade from Terapo
7 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 Emidio at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on TK William H. Berg at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Exchange at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Exhibitor at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Examiner at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
BC Repulse in ARD Lena Luckenbach at Sydney**
Repairs completed on CL Helena at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CL Phoenix at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Fanning at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Patterson at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Kilty at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Gilmer at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Lawrence at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Kane at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Nestor at Auckland, ship returned to service
TF 210 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 238 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
Pisanuloke expands airfield to size 3
Miri expands port to size 4
Diamond Harbour expands airfield to size 4
Noumea expands port to size 6
Iman expands airfield to size 3
Silchar expands airfield to size 4
Bikin expands airfield to size 7
1st Army Tank Brigade - some devices have been upgraded at Auckland
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  1 (3) x Wirraway, 8 (7) x F2A-3 Buffalo, 2 (7) x F4F-3A Wildcat, 5 (14) x SBD-2 Dauntless
Repairs completed on DD Hughes at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Anderson at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service
AMc Manuka arrives at Auckland
