OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Apr 15, 42

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Repairs completed on DD Litchfield at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Ashley at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS KXVII at Soerabaja, ship returned to service
No additional repairs possible on AKE West Cactus using currently assigned resources at Noumea
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Port Moresby
Task Force 258 arrives at Eastern USA
PBY-5A Catalina reports radio transmissions at 210, 59 near Tillamook
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Bandoeng 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 73rd Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 75th Chinese/B Corps
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over 75th Chinese/A Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Bandoeng 
Japanese Recon sighted over 37th Chinese Corps
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over 75th Chinese/B Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 75th Chinese/A Corps
B-17D Fortress from 5th BG/23rd BS at Nadi grounded due to maintenance
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 8 Japanese ships at 182,121 near Hilo, speed 19, Moving East
PBY-5 Catalina reports suspected submarine at 164, 112 near Johnston Island
PBY-5A Catalina reports radio transmissions at 206, 55 near Victoria
Hudson III (LR) reports object under water at 133, 162 near Gau Island
B-17D Fortress reports shape below surface at 117, 159 near Lifou
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Bandoeng 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 58th Chinese Corps
Japanese Fighter sighted over 75th Chinese/B Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Bandoeng 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Changsha 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over 75th Chinese/B Corps
13 x L-18 Lodestar transporting Port Moresby Brigade from Terapo
3 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
Repairs completed on SS Trigger at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service
No additional repairs possible on AKE West Cactus using currently assigned resources at Noumea
TF 76 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 212 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
Rangoon expands port to size 7
Ledo expands airfield to size 7
Madras expands fortifications to size 4
Rockhampton expands airfield to size 4
Rockhampton expands port to size 4
Silchar expands airfield to size 6
SS Sailfish taken out of commission to begin refit at Perth
SS Trigger taken out of commission to begin refit at Pearl Harbor
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  0 (2) x I-16-III, 1 (6) x Blenheim IV, 5 (13) x P-26A, 2 (7) x P-35A, 2 (16) x P-36A Mohawk
  3 (9) x F4F-3 Wildcat
Repairs completed on DD Selfridge at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Phelps at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service
11th Indian Division takes replacements from Karachi
Device(s) upgraded in 2nd RAN Base Force supplied from Alice Springs
Device(s) upgraded in  Johnston (Det.) Defense Battalion supplied from Johnston Island
9th PS  arrives at Spokane
308th BG/373rd BS  arrives at Eastern USA
308th BG/374th BS  arrives at Eastern USA
308th BG/375th BS  arrives at Eastern USA
308th BG/36th RS arrives at Eastern USA
308th BG/HqS arrives at Eastern USA
