OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR May 12, 42

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: xAK Nanman Maru reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Woodlark Island
Task Force 175 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 175 arrives at Cape Town
Task Force 87 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 87 arrives at Abadan
Task Force 181 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 181 arrives at Cape Town
Repairs completed on xAK John C. Fremont at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Comliebank at San Diego, ship returned to service
CS Convoy TF 87 begins loading Supplies at Abadan for delivery to Karachi
CS Convoy TF 93 begins loading Supplies at Prince Rupert for delivery to Dutch Harbor
CS Convoy TF 175 begins loading Supplies at Cape Town for delivery to Bombay
CS Convoy TF 181 begins loading Supplies at Cape Town for delivery to Bombay
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Task Force 44 arrives at Cape Town
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 9 Japanese ships at 120,150 near Luganville, speed 20, Moving Southeast
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over 75th Chinese/B Corps
Japanese Recon sighted over 75th Chinese/A Corps
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over Changsha 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 75th Chinese/B Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 75th Chinese/A Corps
PBY-5 Catalina reports conning tower at 169, 132 near Palmyra
Japanese Fighter sighted over 75th Chinese/B Corps
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over 75th Chinese/A Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Changsha 
Ki-46-II Dinah sighted over 75th Chinese/B Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 75th Chinese/A Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Changsha 
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
8 x Hudson IIIa transporting supplies to Paoshan
12 x Wellington Ic transporting supplies to Chengtu
10 x B-25B Mitchell transporting supplies to Chengtu
10 x B-25B Mitchell transporting supplies to Chengtu
10 x B-25B Mitchell transporting supplies to Chengtu
10 x B-25B Mitchell transporting supplies to Chengtu
Repairs completed on SS KIX at Colombo, ship returned to service
CS Convoy TF 131 begins loading Supplies at Los Angeles for delivery to Pearl Harbor
Kodiak expands fortifications to size 4
Kweiyang expands fortifications to size 4
Siangtan expands fortifications to size 3
Spassk-Dalniy expands fortifications to size 4
4th Australian/C Division - some devices have been upgraded at Adelaide
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  1 (0) x B-18A Bolo, 3 (0) x P-40B Warhawk, 7 (0) x F4F-3 Wildcat, 1 (1) x R3D-2
8th Australian Division takes replacements from Sydney
7th BG/11th BS arrives at Aden
209th Field Artillery Battalion arrives at Seattle
