OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR May 05, 42

SS Pompano reports having been sighted by the enemy at 113 , 132
SS Pollack reports having been sighted by the enemy at 114 , 132
SS S-18 reports having been sighted by the enemy at 116 , 129
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Port Moresby
Task Force 168 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 168 arrives at Abadan
Task Force 307 arrives at Eastern USA
OS2U-3 Kingfisher sighting report: 7 Japanese ships at 116,137 near Tulagi, speed 13, Moving East
Repairs completed on xAP Appleleaf at Cape Town, ship returned to service
CS Convoy TF 168 begins loading Fuel at Abadan for delivery to Karachi
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Kavieng
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Woodlark Island
Task Force 153 arrives at Balboa
SS Pompano detected by Japanese Aircraft at 113,132 near Choiseul Bay
TF 47 followed by Japanese Float Plane at 93,147 near Bowen
SBD-3 Dauntless sighting report: 4 Japanese ships at 118,135 near Auki, speed 13, Moving Northwest
SBD-3 Dauntless sighting report: 1 Japanese ship at 118,142 near Kirakira, speed 14, Moving West
PBY-4 Catalina sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 120,134 near Auki, speed 10, Moving Northwest
Hudson III (LR) reports periscope at 131, 164 near Kandavu Island
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Soerabaja 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Soerabaja 
Japanese Recon sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 75th Chinese/A Corps
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Changsha 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Soerabaja 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over 75th Chinese/A Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Changsha 
B-17D Fortress from 5th BG/31st BS at Noumea grounded due to maintenance
SBD-3 Dauntless sighting report: 6 Japanese ships at 119,140 near Kirakira, speed 14, Moving Northwest
Japanese Fighter sighted over Soerabaja 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 75th Chinese/B Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Soerabaja 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 75th Chinese/B Corps
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Siangtan 
8 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
12 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
12 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
9 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
12 x Wellington Ic transporting supplies to Chengtu
6 x Hudson IIIa transporting supplies to Paoshan
12 x Wellington Ic transporting supplies to Chengtu
Repairs completed on BB Revenge at Noumea, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on APD Peary at Noumea, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on APD Pope at Noumea, ship returned to service
Wakkanai expands airfield to size 4
Kaifeng expands airfield to size 7
Ndeni expands airfield to size 1
Ndeni expands port to size 1
Chittagong expands airfield to size 6
Newcastle expands fortifications to size 3
Chengtu expands airfield to size 4
Irkutsk expands airfield to size 5
2/6th Armoured Regiment - some devices have been upgraded at Charleville
4th Aus Cav Brigade - some devices have been upgraded at Bathurst
Tippu Fortress - some devices have been upgraded at Bangalore
23rd Indian Brigade - some devices have been upgraded at Hyderabad
36th Indian Brigade - some devices have been upgraded at Calcutta
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  2 (1) x Buffalo I, 3 (1) x P-38E Lightning
xAK Edgar Allan Poe arrives at Alameda
xAK Daisy Moller arrives at Aden
1st PG/94th PS arrives at Silchar
