OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Apr 13, 42

Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Salamaua
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Manus
Task Force 201 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 201 arrives at Abadan
Task Force 153 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 153 arrives at Cape Town
PBY-4 Catalina reports radio transmissions at 116, 160 near Noumea
Repairs completed on TK Manzanillo at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Silverwillow at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAP Van Overstraten at San Diego, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on PF Mexican at San Diego, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS KX at Soerabaja, ship returned to service
CS Convoy TF 2 begins loading Supplies at Prince Rupert for delivery to Kodiak
CS Convoy TF 201 begins loading Fuel at Abadan for delivery to Karachi
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Kavieng
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Woodlark Island
B-17D Fortress reports oil slick at 114, 163 near Isle of Pines
B-17D Fortress sighting report: 1 Japanese ship at 127,158 near Yasawa Islands, speed 16, Moving Northwest
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Bandoeng 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kunming 
Japanese Recon sighted over Bandoeng 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Kunming 
Pilot killed in landing accident of Do-24K-1 from GVT-6
PBY-5 Catalina reports periscope wake at 174, 110 near Niihau
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 6 Japanese ships at 171,102 near French Frigate Shoal, speed 12, Moving Southeast
B-17D Fortress reports suspected submarine at 118, 159 near Lifou
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Bandoeng 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over 73rd Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kunming 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Bandoeng 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Changsha 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kunming 
13 x L-18 Lodestar transporting Torres Strait Battalion from Terapo
4 x Catalina I transporting Horn Isl  Det.  from Terapo
13 x DC-2 transporting supplies to Paoshan
7 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
10 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
8 x Hudson IIIa transporting supplies to Paoshan
Repairs completed on xAP President Tyler at San Diego, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAP President Fillmore at San Diego, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAP President Buchanan at San Diego, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAP President Taylor at San Diego, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AK Alchiba at San Diego, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AK Algorab at San Diego, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AK Almaack at San Diego, ship returned to service
No additional repairs possible on DD Gwin using currently assigned resources at Auckland
No additional repairs possible on DD Grayson using currently assigned resources at Auckland
TF 76 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 212 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
CS Convoy TF 159 begins loading Supplies at Prince Rupert for delivery to Seward
Nadi expands airfield to size 8
Christmas Island expands port to size 3
Meekatharra expands airfield to size 1
Chita expands fortifications to size 5
Makassar Garrison Battalion isolated with no supply!
Langsa Base Force isolated with no supply!
Makassar Base Force isolated with no supply!
SS Swordfish taken out of commission to begin refit at Perth
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  0 (8) x Blenheim IV, 1 (8) x F4F-3 Wildcat
15th RAAF Base Force takes replacements from Cooktown
No.132 Sqn RCAF arrives at Canada
No.22 Sqn RAF arrives at Aden
2nd Australian Army arrives at Sydney
176th USAAF Base Force arrives at March Field
2nd USN Naval Construction Battalion arrives at Port Hueneme
RAF 223 Group Base Force arrives at Aden
2nd HK&S Heavy AA Regiment arrives at Mombasa
24th NZ Pioneer Coy  arrives at Auckland
109th RN Base Force arrives at Aden
11th Indian Division arrives at Karachi
263rd Motorized Brigade arrives at Suchan
262nd Rifle Brigade arrives at Voroshilov
261st Rifle Brigade arrives at Voroshilov
260th Rifle Brigade arrives at Birobidzhan
203rd Tank Brigade arrives at Khabarovsk
205th Tank Brigade arrives at Ulan-Ude
206th Tank Brigade arrives at Ulan-Ude
