OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Mar 31, 42

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Kavieng
9th Marine Regiment packing for load on xAP Rangitiki (TF 91), 1 day(s) remaining
9th Marine Regiment packing for load on xAP Largs Bay (TF 91), 1 day(s) remaining
Task Force 156 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 156 arrives at Cape Town
Task Force 294 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 294 arrives at Cape Town
Repairs completed on CL De Ruyter at Townsville, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CL Colombo at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on BB Royal Sovereign at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Gridley at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Crosby at Auckland, ship returned to service
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Kavieng
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Woodlark Island
9th Marine Regiment packing for load on xAP Rangitiki (TF 91), 1 day(s) remaining
9th Marine Regiment packing for load on xAP Largs Bay (TF 91), 1 day(s) remaining
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 3 Japanese ships at 178,139 near Christmas Island, speed 19, Moving Northwest
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 7 Japanese ships at 167,129 near Palmyra, speed 13, Moving West
PBY-5A Catalina reports suspected submarine at 203, 61 near Coos Bay
Sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 71,115 near Dili , Speed 0 , Moving Southeast 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Bandoeng 
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over 58th Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kunming 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Bandoeng 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 20th Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kunming 
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 6 Japanese ships at 124,156 near Tanna, speed 13, Moving East
B-17D Fortress reports diving submarine at 135, 155 near Taveuni Island
Japanese Fighter sighted over 87th Chinese Corps
Japanese Recon sighted over 18th Chinese Corps
12 x PBY-5 Catalina transporting 30th Australian Brigade from Terapo
13 x L-18 Lodestar transporting 15th RAAF Base Force from Terapo
4 x Catalina I transporting Port Moresby Brigade from Terapo
7 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
11 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
No additional repairs possible on DMS Perry using currently assigned resources at San Diego
Repairs completed on CA Canberra at Sydney, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Preston 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
CS Convoy TF 138 begins loading Supplies at Los Angeles for delivery to Pearl Harbor
CS Convoy TF 159 begins loading Supplies at Prince Rupert for delivery to Seward
Asahikawa expands airfield to size 7
Pescadores expands airfield to size 6
Vava'u expands port to size 5
Prince Rupert expands port to size 6
Luganville expands airfield to size 3
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  3 (0) x F2A-3 Buffalo, 4 (0) x F4F-3A Wildcat, 8 (0) x SBD-2 Dauntless
Repairs completed on DD O'Brien at Noumea, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Walke at Noumea, ship returned to service
No.1 CD Flt IAFVR converting to size 12 from 4
No.2 CD Flt IAFVR converting to size 12 from 4
No.3 CD Flt IAFVR converting to size 12 from 4
No.4 CD Flt IAFVR converting to size 12 from 4
No.5 CD Flt IAFVR converting to size 12 from 4
No.6 CD Flt IAFVR converting to size 12 from 4
No.488 Sqn RAF converting to size 12 from 16
Unit 'Pacific Fleet' changes name to 'Pacific Ocean Areas'
Unit 'Eastern Command' changes name to 'II Australian'
Unit 'Western Command' changes name to 'III Australian'
SS Drum arrives at Pearl Harbor
AO Cimarron arrives at Cristobal
KV Dundas arrives at Victoria
DD Winter arrives at Eastern USA
DD Moon arrives at Eastern USA
VMD-1 arrives at San Diego
VMD-2 arrives at San Diego
No.215 Sqn RAF arrives at Aden
No.3 PRU RAF S-Flt arrives at Calcutta
No.3 PRU RAF T-Flt arrives at Calcutta
