OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Apr 14, 42

Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Woodlark Island
112th RAF Base Force packing for load on xAP Santhia (TF 160), 1 day(s) remaining
AHQ Far East  packing for load on xAP Chilka (TF 160), 1 day(s) remaining
109th RAF  Base Force packing for load on xAP Doumer (TF 160), 1 day(s) remaining
224 Group RAF  packing for load on xAP Duchess of Bedford (TF 160), 1 day(s) remaining
Repairs completed on DD Monssen at Auckland, ship returned to service
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Finschhafen
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Kavieng
Task Force 5 arrives at Eastern USA
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 109,143 near Rennell Island, speed 19, Moving Northwest
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Bandoeng 
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over 73rd Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Bandoeng 
Japanese Fighter sighted over 20th Chinese Corps
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 134,155 near Taveuni Island, speed 12, Moving Northwest
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Changteh 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 75th Chinese/B Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 18th Chinese Corps
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over 75th Chinese/B Corps
10 x L-18 Lodestar transporting Port Moresby Brigade from Terapo
4 x Catalina I transporting Horn Isl  Det.  from Terapo
7 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
10 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
8 x Hudson IIIa transporting supplies to Paoshan
No additional repairs possible on DD Litchfield using currently assigned resources at Pearl Harbor
Repairs completed on DD Gwin at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Grayson at Auckland, ship returned to service
TF 76 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 212 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
Palmyra expands fortifications to size 4
Birobidzhan expands fortifications to size 5
Shilka expands fortifications to size 3
SS Permit taken out of commission to begin refit at Perth
SS Skipjack taken out of commission to begin refit at Perth
SS Snapper taken out of commission to begin refit at Perth
SS S-38 taken out of commission to begin refit at Perth
SS S-39 taken out of commission to begin refit at Perth
176th USAAF Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at March Field
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  1 (2) x I-16-III, 1 (7) x Blenheim IV, 1 (18) x P-26A, 1 (9) x P-35A, 6 (18) x P-36A Mohawk
  1 (12) x F4F-3 Wildcat
Repairs completed on DD Bagley at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Blue at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Helm at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Mugford at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Ralph Talbot at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Henley at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Patterson at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Jarvis at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Craven at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Gridley at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD McCall at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Benham at Vava'u, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Ellet at Vava'u, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Porter at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Balch at Auckland, ship returned to service
11th Indian Division takes replacements from Karachi
9th Indian Division takes replacements from Calcutta
LSD Yamatsuru Maru is reported to have been sunk near Port Moresby on Feb 26, 1942
CA Devonshire arrives at Cape Town
CLAA Atlanta arrives at Balboa
AM Benalla arrives at Melbourne
AM Castlemaine arrives at Melbourne
AM Echuca arrives at Sydney
SS Growler arrives at Balboa
SS Halibut arrives at Balboa
AE Shasta arrives at Cristobal
AP Hunter Liggett arrives at Balboa
AP Heywood arrives at Balboa
AP George F. Elliot arrives at Balboa
AP Fuller arrives at Balboa
AK Alcyon arrives at Balboa
xAP Noordam arrives at Los Angeles
xAP Tjisadane arrives at Alameda
AM Punjab arrives at Sydney
No.215 Sqn RAF arrives at Ledo
No.8 Sqn RNZAF  arrives at Auckland
251 ShAD/67 ShAP arrives at Spassk-Dalniy
251 ShAD/294 ShAP arrives at Spassk-Dalniy
307th BG/370th BS  arrives at Spokane
307th BG/371st BS  arrives at Spokane
307th BG/372nd BS  arrives at Spokane
308th BG/373rd BS  arrives at Boise
308th BG/374th BS  arrives at Boise
308th BG/375th BS  arrives at Boise
307th BG/35th RS arrives at Spokane
308th BG/36th RS arrives at Boise
307th BG/HqS arrives at Spokane
308th BG/HqS arrives at Boise
223 Group RAF  arrives at Aden
3rd Heavy AA Regiment arrives at Aden
