OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR May 16, 42

Cox's Bazar is occupied by the Allies
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Finschhafen
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Gasmata
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Repairs completed on xAK Steel Age at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Steel Worker at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS O16 at Colombo, ship returned to service
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Port Moresby
SBD-3 Dauntless reports submarine at 112, 138 near Lunga
PBY-5 Catalina reports radio transmissions at 162, 98 near Laysan Island
Catalina I sighting report: 10 Japanese ships at 106,143 near Rossel Island, speed 12, Moving Northwest
TF 16 detects Japanese Aircraft at 114,138 near Lunga
SS Dolphin snooped by Japanese Aircraft at 104,122 near New Hanover Island
TF 89 followed by Japanese Level Bomber at 114,138 near Lunga
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Bandjermasin 
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Dacca 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Changsha 
Ki-46-II Dinah sighted over Bandjermasin 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Dacca 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Changsha 
P-40B Warhawk from AVG/2nd Sqn is written off
P-40B Warhawk from AVG/2nd Sqn is written off
SBD-3 Dauntless reports diving submarine at 113, 138 near Lunga
SBD-3 Dauntless sighting report: 3 Japanese ships at 114,139 near Lunga, speed 11, Moving Northwest
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 9 Japanese ships at 171,127 near Palmyra, speed 20, Moving Northwest
PBY-4 Catalina sighting report: 7 Japanese ships at 112,142 near Rennell Island, speed 18, Moving East
Hudson III (LR) reports turbulence in water at 131, 160 near Nadi
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Bandjermasin 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Recon sighted over Bandjermasin 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Siangtan 
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 xAK Julia Luckenbach at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Cummings at Noumea, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Conyngham at Noumea, ship returned to service
TF 81 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 122 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 127 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 152 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
CS Convoy TF 2 begins loading Supplies at Prince Rupert for delivery to Kodiak
CS Convoy TF 81 begins loading Supplies at Los Angeles for delivery to Pago Pago
CS Convoy TF 215 begins loading Supplies at Cochin for delivery to Addu
Maizuru expands port to size 8
Nagasaki/Sasebo expands port to size 9
Hilo expands port to size 3
Pago Pago expands airfield to size 5
Kirakira expands fortifications to size 2
Ndeni expands port to size 2
Shilka expands airfield to size 5
Oboto expands fortifications to size 3
1st NW Frontier Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Karachi
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  1 (0) x R3D-2
201st(Sep) Infantry Regiment's TOE was upgraded to USA AK42 Infantry Regiment at Kodiak
AVG/1st Sqn arrives at Tuyun
38th BG/69th BS arrives at Eastern USA
Convoy WS.18/OS.22 Supply Convoy arrives at Cape Town
