OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Apr 05, 42

Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: AV Kiyokawa Maru reported in port at Rabaul
Repairs completed on xAP Kota Gede at San Diego, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Sidney Hauptmann at San Diego, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK West Nilus at San Diego, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Am. Press at San Diego, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Florence D. at San Diego, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Laida at San Diego, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Adrastus at San Diego, ship returned to service
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Finschhafen
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Kavieng
Task Force 54 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 54 arrives at Cape Town
Task Force 253 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 253 arrives at Cape Town
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 5 Japanese ships at 161,110 near Johnston Island, speed 17, Moving Southeast
PBY-5 Catalina reports diving submarine at 164, 112 near Johnston Island
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Bandoeng 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Changsha 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Kunming 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Bandoeng 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Changteh 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kunming 
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 8 Japanese ships at 163,92 near Laysan Island, speed 15, Moving Southeast
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 4 Japanese ships at 160,135 near Enderbury Island, speed 18, Moving West
PBY-5 Catalina reports periscope at 169, 113 near Johnston Island
B-17D Fortress reports oil slick at 115, 159 near Noumea
Ki-46-II Dinah sighted over Bandoeng 
Ki-46-II Dinah sighted over Kunming 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Bandoeng 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kunming 
12 x PBY-5 Catalina transporting 30th Australian Brigade from Terapo
14 x L-18 Lodestar transporting 15th RAAF Base Force from Terapo
4 x Catalina I transporting Port Moresby Brigade from Terapo
14 x DC-2 transporting supplies to Paoshan
7 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
11 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
10 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
8 x Hudson IIIa transporting supplies to Paoshan
12 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
Repairs completed on xAK Clan Mactavish at San Diego, ship returned to service
TF 76 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 210 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
CS Convoy TF 54 begins loading Supplies at Cape Town for delivery to Bombay
Japanese forces CAPTURE Alor !!!
Kodiak expands airfield to size 4
Kodiak expands port to size 4
Kalgoorlie expands airfield to size 3
Sorong expands port to size 3
SS Plunger taken out of commission to begin refit at Townsville
SS Trout taken out of commission to begin refit at Townsville
SS Tuna taken out of commission to begin refit at Townsville
SS S-27 taken out of commission to begin refit at Townsville
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  1 (0) x Walrus II
AM Canso arrives at Vancouver
97th Field Artillery Battalion arrives at Eastern USA
134th Field Artillery Battalion arrives at Eastern USA
503rd Coast AA Regiment arrives at Seattle
