OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Apr 20, 42

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Woodlark Island
PBY-4 Catalina reports shadow in water at 113, 160 near Noumea
Repairs completed on TK Spirilla at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on TK Pleiodon at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Red Jacket at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Harpoon at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK City of Pretoria at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAP Dominion Monarch at San Diego, ship returned to service
CS Convoy TF 238 begins loading Supplies at Los Angeles for delivery to Suva
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Port Moresby
Coastwatcher Report: xAK Tokyo Maru reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Kavieng
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Woodlark Island
Task Force 44 arrives at Eastern USA
Task Force 252 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 252 arrives at Cape Town
Task Force 261 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 261 arrives at Cape Town
PBY-5 Catalina reports periscope at 168, 51 near Umnak Island
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Bandoeng 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 20th Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 2nd Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 75th Chinese/A Corps
Japanese Recon sighted over Bandoeng 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 37th Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 2nd Chinese Corps
Ki-46-II Dinah sighted over 75th Chinese/A Corps
B-17D Fortress reports object near surface at 131, 160 near Nadi
Japanese Recon sighted over Changteh 
Japanese Fighter sighted over 2nd Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 75th Chinese/B Corps
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over 75th Chinese/A Corps
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over 87th Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 2nd Chinese Corps
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over 75th Chinese/B Corps
Japanese Fighter sighted over 75th Chinese/A Corps
9 x L-18 Lodestar transporting Port Moresby Brigade from Terapo
8 x DC-2 transporting supplies to Chengtu
12 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
7 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
11 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
10 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
12 x Wellington Ic transporting supplies to Chengtu
7 x Hudson IIIa transporting supplies to Paoshan
12 x Wellington Ic transporting supplies to Chengtu
Repairs completed on TK British Sailor at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Mount McKinley at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CV Hornet at Auckland, ship returned to service
TF 1 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
CS Convoy TF 44 begins loading Supplies at Eastern USA for delivery to Cape Town
CS Convoy TF 138 begins loading Supplies at Los Angeles for delivery to Pearl Harbor
CS Convoy TF 143 begins loading Supplies at Pearl Harbor for delivery to Johnston Island
CS Convoy TF 261 begins loading Supplies at Cape Town for delivery to Bombay
Japanese forces CAPTURE Cocos Islands !!!
Mojave expands airfield to size 5
Spokane expands airfield to size 7
Guam expands airfield to size 5
Johore Bahru expands airfield to size 9
Amritsar expands airfield to size 3
2nd KNIL AA Battalion isolated with no supply!
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  0 (4) x Albacore I, 6 (0) x Buffalo I
9th Indian/B Division takes replacements from Calcutta
9th Indian/C Division takes replacements from Calcutta
xAK Clan Macdonald arrives at Cape Town
xAK Steaua Romania arrives at Colombo
20th PG/55th PS arrives at Silchar
20th PG/79th PS arrives at Silchar
32nd Infantry Division arrives at San Francisco
