OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Apr 18, 42

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Woodlark Island
3rd Heavy AA Regiment packing for load on xAP Indora (TF 110), 2 day(s) remaining
223 Group RAF  packing for load on xAP Amra (TF 110), 2 day(s) remaining
109th RN Base Force packing for load on xAP Rohna (TF 110), 1 day(s) remaining
III Indian Corps packing for load on xAP Talma (TF 110), 1 day(s) remaining
OS2U-3 Kingfisher reports object under water at 117, 163 near Isle of Pines
PBY-4 Catalina sighting report: 10 Japanese ships at 114,161 near Noumea, speed 12, Moving West
Repairs completed on SS S-34 at Townsville, ship returned to service
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: PB Taian Maru reported in port at Rabaul
3rd Heavy AA Regiment packing for load on xAP Indora (TF 110), 2 day(s) remaining
223 Group RAF  packing for load on xAP Amra (TF 110), 2 day(s) remaining
109th RN Base Force packing for load on xAP Rohna (TF 110), 1 day(s) remaining
III Indian Corps packing for load on xAP Talma (TF 110), 1 day(s) remaining
Task Force 87 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 87 arrives at Abadan
Hudson III (LR) sighting report: 1 Japanese ship at 129,161 near Nadi, speed 13, Moving Southwest
B-17D Fortress reports oil slick at 115, 163 near Isle of Pines
Ki-46-II Dinah sighted over Bandoeng 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 37th Chinese Corps
Japanese Recon sighted over 2nd Chinese Corps
Ki-46-II Dinah sighted over 75th Chinese/A Corps
Japanese Fighter sighted over Bandoeng 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Changsha 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over 75th Chinese/A Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 18th Chinese Corps
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over 2nd Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 75th Chinese/B Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 75th Chinese/A Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 87th Chinese Corps
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over 75th Chinese/B Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 75th Chinese/A Corps
10 x L-18 Lodestar transporting Port Moresby Brigade from Terapo
10 x DC-2 transporting supplies to Chengtu
7 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
7 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
5 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
10 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
12 x Wellington Ic transporting supplies to Chengtu
8 x Hudson IIIa transporting supplies to Paoshan
12 x Wellington Ic transporting supplies to Chengtu
Repairs completed on BC Repulse at Sydney, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CL St. Louis at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CL Helena at Auckland, ship returned to service
TF 1 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 212 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
CS Convoy TF 87 begins loading Supplies at Abadan for delivery to Karachi
Iwo-jima expands airfield to size 1
Miri expands airfield to size 6
Vava'u expands airfield to size 6
Diamond Harbour expands airfield to size 5
Rabaul expands airfield to size 6
Noumea expands port to size 7
Oboto expands airfield to size 2
North Sumatra Base Force isolated with no supply!
Carnavon RAN Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Carnarvon
5th RAAF Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Esperance
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  1 (0) x I-16-III, 0 (5) x Albacore I, 1 (7) x Buffalo I, 8 (0) x P-26A, 2 (0) x P-35A
  6 (0) x P-36A Mohawk, 1 (0) x F4F-3 Wildcat
Previous report of sinking of SS I-17 incorrect.  Intelligence reports ship is still in service
Repairs completed on DD Dunlap at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Fanning at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Mahan at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Cummings at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Drayton at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Lamson at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Case at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Conyngham at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Shaw at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Cushing at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Perkins at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Smith at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Preston at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Reid at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Flusser at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Tucker at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Cassin at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Downes at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS Nautilus at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS Shark at Perth, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS Tambor at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service
AK Alhena arrives at Balboa
ACM Pine arrives at Seattle
