OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Apr 21, 42

Repairs completed on xAK Peter Kerr at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Port Moresby
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Salamaua
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Task Force 98 arrives at Eastern USA
PBY-5 Catalina reports conning tower at 180, 56 near Nagai Island
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Changsha 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 2nd Chinese Corps
Japanese Fighter sighted over 75th Chinese/B Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 75th Chinese/A Corps
Japanese Fighter sighted over 87th 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
PBY-5 Catalina from VP-11 is damaged on landing
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 5 Japanese ships at 171,127 near Palmyra, speed 16, Moving East
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Bandoeng 
Japanese Fighter sighted over 18th Chinese Corps
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over 2nd Chinese Corps
Japanese Fighter sighted over 75th Chinese/A Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Bandoeng 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over 87th Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 2nd Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 75th Chinese/A Corps
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
TF 1 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
CS Convoy TF 2 begins loading Supplies at Prince Rupert for delivery to Kodiak
Japanese forces CAPTURE Ruteng !!!
Japanese forces CAPTURE Salajar !!!
Jorhat expands fortifications to size 1
Coal Harbour expands airfield to size 3
Batavia expands fortifications to size 1
Irkutsk expands fortifications to size 3
2nd KNIL AA Battalion isolated with no supply!
North Sumatra Base Force isolated with no supply!
Group '12th BG/94th RS' changes name to '12th BG/434th BS'
Group '34th BG/1st RS' changes name to '34th BG/391st BS'
Group '30th BG/2nd RS' changes name to '30th BG/392nd BS'
Group '5th BG/4th RS' changes name to '5th BG/394th BS'
Group '41st BG/6th RS' changes name to '41st BG/396th BS'
Group '16th RS' changes name to '42nd BG/406th BS'
Group '22nd BG/18th RS' changes name to '22nd BG/408th BS'
Group '307th BG/35th RS' changes name to '307th BG/424th BS'
Group '308th BG/36th RS' changes name to '308th BG/425th BS'
Group '19th BG/40th RS' changes name to '19th BG/435th BS'
Group '11th BG/50th RS' changes name to '11th BG/431st BG'
Group '7th BG/88th RS' changes name to '7th BG/436th BS'
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  4 (0) x Albacore I
Repairs completed on DD Hull at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD MacDonough at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Worden at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AVD Childs at Melbourne, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AVD Casco at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AVD Mackinac at Auckland, ship returned to service
xAK Tweedbank arrives at Cape Town
AM Guysborough arrives at Vancouver
762nd Tank Battalion arrives at Pearl Harbor
763rd Tank Battalion arrives at Pearl Harbor
