OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR May 06, 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
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: PB Kenan Maru reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Kavieng
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Woodlark Island
Task Force 147 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 147 arrives at Cape Town
Repairs completed on DD Sands at San Diego, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK West Planter at San Diego, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Jacob Luckenbach at San Diego, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Wind Rush at San Diego, ship returned to service
CS Convoy TF 147 begins loading Supplies at Cape Town for delivery to Bombay
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Salamaua
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Kavieng
Task Force 155 arrives at Balboa
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 113,140 near Rennell Island , Speed 7 , Moving East 
SBD-3 Dauntless from VB-5 has spotted xAK Konan Maru at 113,140
xAK Konan Maru is reported HIT
SBD-3 Dauntless from VB-6 has spotted xAK Konan Maru at 113,140
SBD-3 Dauntless from VB-6 has spotted xAK Konan Maru at 113,140
xAK Konan Maru is reported HIT
PBY-5A Catalina sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 207,52 near Victoria, speed 16, Moving Northwest
Hudson III (LR) sighting report: 9 Japanese ships at 129,160 near Nadi, speed 19, Moving West
Catalina I sighting report: 8 Japanese ships at 95,144 near Townsville, speed 14, Moving East
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Fighter sighted over 75th Chinese/A Corps
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Changsha 
Japanese Recon sighted over Siangtan 
Ki-46-II Dinah sighted over 75th Chinese/A Corps
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Changsha 
SBD-3 Dauntless from VB-6 crashes on landing
F4F-4 Wildcat from VF-8/B crashes on landing
SBD-3 Dauntless sighting report: 8 Japanese ships at 113,142 near Rennell Island, speed 20, Moving West
SBD-3 Dauntless reports turbulence in water at 117, 141 near Kirakira
SBD-3 Dauntless from VB-6 has spotted xAK Daijukyo Maru at 114,137
B-17D Fortress sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 117,162 near Isle of Pines, speed 20, Moving East
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Soerabaja 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 75th Chinese/B Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 75th Chinese/A Corps
Japanese Fighter sighted over Siangtan 
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over Changsha 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Soerabaja 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 75th Chinese/B Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 75th Chinese/A Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Changsha 
B-17D Fortress from 7th BG/436th BS at Nadi grounded due to maintenance
9 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
12 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
6 x Hudson IIIa transporting supplies to Paoshan
12 x Wellington Ic transporting supplies to Chengtu
Repairs completed on AP Joseph T. Dickman at San Diego, ship returned to service
TF 88 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 96 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 198 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
CS Convoy TF 96 begins loading Supplies at Los Angeles for delivery to Vava'u
CS Convoy TF 215 begins loading Supplies at Cochin for delivery to Addu
Japanese forces CAPTURE Bataan !!!
Hankow expands airfield to size 7
Fort St. John expands airfield to size 6
Paoshan expands airfield to size 3
Luganville expands port to size 4
2/6th Armoured Regiment - some devices have been upgraded at Charleville
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  1 (0) x Buffalo I, 8 (26) x B-17E Fortress, 1 (0) x P-38E Lightning
PB Shuko Maru #5 is reported to have been sunk near Rennell Island on May 06, 1942
PB Shonon Maru #15 is reported to have been sunk near Tulagi on May 06, 1942
xAK Daijukyo Maru is reported to have been sunk near Tulagi on May 06, 1942
xAK Konan Maru is reported to have been sunk near Rennell Island on May 06, 1942
xAK Gamaria arrives at Karachi
YMS-118 arrives at Los Angeles
2nd USMC Engineer Aviation Battalion arrives at San Diego
22nd Australian Brigade arrives at Sydney
