OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Apr 08, 42

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Manus
Task Force 168 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 168 arrives at Abadan
Task Force 118 arrives at Balboa
No additional repairs possible on xAK Kauri using currently assigned resources at Noumea
CS Convoy TF 168 begins loading Fuel at Abadan for delivery to Karachi
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Gasmata
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Kavieng
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 6 Japanese ships at 161,90 near Midway Island, speed 14, Moving Southeast
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 5 Japanese ships at 167,125 near Palmyra, speed 13, Moving West
PBY-5 Catalina reports shadow in water at 169, 134 near Palmyra
PBY-5 Catalina reports turbulence in water at 180, 106 near Pearl Harbor
PBY-5A Catalina sighting report: 7 Japanese ships at 209,58 near Tillamook, speed 20, Moving Southeast
Medan Coastal Gun Battalion destroyed near Palembang !!!
Japanese Recon sighted over Bandoeng 
Japanese Fighter sighted over 20th Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kunming 
Japanese Recon sighted over Bandoeng 
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over Changsha 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kunming 
PBY-5 Catalina from VP-22  at Pearl Harbor grounded due to maintenance
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 3 Japanese ships at 171,114 near Johnston Island, speed 12, Moving Northwest
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 5 Japanese ships at 180,62 near Sanak Island, speed 20, Moving Northwest
PBY-5A Catalina sighting report: 8 Japanese ships at 211,58 near Tillamook, speed 17, Moving Southwest
Hudson III (LR) reports periscope wake at 129, 164 near Nadi
Japanese Recon sighted over Bandoeng 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kunming 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Bandoeng 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kunming 
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 Thurday Island Det. Battalion from Terapo
8 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
10 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
No additional repairs possible on xAK Kauri using currently assigned resources at Noumea
TF 76 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 146 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 212 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 301 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
CS Convoy TF 301 begins loading Supplies at Los Angeles for delivery to Noumea
Bangalore expands airfield to size 6
Ledo expands fortifications to size 4
Trivandrum expands airfield to size 4
Manus expands airfield to size 2
Voroshilov expands fortifications to size 6
Kalemyo expands airfield to size 2
Kuibyshevka expands airfield to size 6
SS Cachalot taken out of commission to begin refit at Townsville
SS Cuttlefish taken out of commission to begin refit at Townsville
SS Triton taken out of commission to begin refit at Pearl Harbor
SS Silversides taken out of commission to begin refit at Townsville
AM Outarde taken out of commission to begin refit at Prince Rupert
13th Australian Brigade - some devices have been upgraded at Perth
44th Australian Battalion - some devices have been upgraded at Kalgoorlie
2nd RNZAF Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Noumea
9th Indian Division - some devices have been upgraded at Karachi
18th Artillery Regiment - some devices have been upgraded at Chungking
Pilot de Bruijn, A.J. is reported as having been found
9th Indian Division takes replacements from Karachi
27th Infantry Division takes replacements from Christmas Island
DD Foxhound arrives at Aden
DD Inconstant arrives at Cape Town
VMO-151  arrives at Eastern USA
22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment arrives at Karachi
