OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Apr 19, 42

Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Port Moresby
3rd Heavy AA Regiment packing for load on xAP Indora (TF 110), 1 day(s) remaining
223 Group RAF  packing for load on xAP Amra (TF 110), 1 day(s) remaining
Task Force 74 arrives at Balboa
OS2U-3 Kingfisher sighting report: 3 Japanese ships at 118,164 near Isle of Pines, speed 19, Moving Northwest
OS2U-3 Kingfisher sighting report: 7 Japanese ships at 112,160 near Noumea, speed 19, Moving Southwest
Repairs completed on TK Connecticut at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on PF Malama at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AM Ipswich at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS Grayling at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AM Lismore at Trincomalee, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AM Deloraine at Suva, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AM Latrobe at Suva, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AM Colac at Perth, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AM Lithgow at Sydney, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AM Whyalla at Sydney, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AM Wollongong at Sydney, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AM Mildura at Sydney, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AM Toowoomba at Sydney, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AM Cairns at Sydney, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AM Launceton at Townsville, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AM Ballarat at Noumea, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AM Bunbury at Noumea, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AM Townsville at Noumea, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AM Cessnock at Noumea, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AM Warrnambool at Noumea, ship returned to service
CS Convoy TF 256 begins loading Fuel at Prince Rupert for delivery to Dutch Harbor
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Finschhafen
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Gasmata
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Kavieng
Task Force 123 arrives at Cape Town
PBY-5A Catalina reports object under water at 209, 55 near Astoria
Hudson III (LR) reports suspected submarine at 131, 160 near Nadi
1LT Little, R.L. of AVG/1st Sqn is credited with kill number 2
CPT Burgard, G.T. of AVG/1st Sqn is credited with kill number 3
CPT Burgard, G.T. of AVG/1st Sqn is credited with kill number 4
Japanese Fighter sighted over Bandoeng 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 2nd 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 Fighter Bomber sighted over 75th Chinese/B Corps
Japanese Fighter sighted over 75th Chinese/A Corps
CPT Burgard, G.T. of AVG/1st Sqn is credited with kill number 5
CPT Burgard, G.T. of AVG/1st Sqn attains ace status!!
CPT Burgard, G.T. of AVG/1st Sqn is credited with kill number 6
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Bandoeng 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 20th Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 75th Chinese/B Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 75th Chinese/A Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Bandoeng 
Japanese Fighter sighted over 37th Chinese Corps
Ki-46-II Dinah sighted over 75th Chinese/B Corps
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over 75th Chinese/A Corps
Vincent I from No.2 Sqn RNZAF is damaged on landing
9 x L-18 Lodestar transporting Port Moresby Brigade from Terapo
9 x DC-2 transporting supplies to Chengtu
10 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
7 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
10 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 TK British Judge at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Howell Lykes at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAP St. Mihel at San Diego, ship returned to service
TF 1 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
Nagoya expands airfield to size 6
Babeldaob expands port to size 7
Sydney expands airfield to size 9
2nd KNIL AA Battalion isolated with no supply!
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  1 (4) x Albacore I, 1 (6) x Buffalo I
Repairs completed on DD Maury at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Farragut at Prince Rupert, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Dewey at Prince Rupert, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Dale at Prince Rupert, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Monaghan at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Aylwin at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS Cachalot at Townsville, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS Cuttlefish at Townsville, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS Triton at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS Silversides at Townsville, ship returned to service
11th Indian Division takes replacements from Karachi
PB Fuji Maru #4 is reported to have been sunk near Muntok on Apr 19, 1942
AP McCawley arrives at Balboa
