OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jul 30, 42

Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 101,119 near Manus , Speed 9 , Moving Northwest 
OS2U-3 Kingfisher reports submarine wake at 120, 160 near Anatom
CS Convoy TF 157 begins loading Supplies at Sydney for delivery to Lunga
CS Convoy TF 262 begins loading Resources at Hilo for delivery to Pearl Harbor
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Finschhafen
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Kavieng
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Manus
Task Force 228 arrives at Cape Town
Coastwatcher sighting: 5 Japanese ships at 101,119 near Manus , Speed 8 , Moving Northwest 
Task Force 87 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 87 arrives at Abadan
TF 102 followed by Japanese Patrol at 114,137 near Tulagi
SBD-3 Dauntless sighting report: 3 Japanese ships at 113,138 near Lunga, speed 19, Moving West
SOC-1 Seagull sighting report: 5 Japanese ships at 115,157 near Ouv'ea, speed 20, Moving Southwest
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 3 Japanese ships at 107,146 near Rennell Island, speed 15, Moving West
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Rangpur 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Rangpur 
TF 185 observes H6K4 Mavis at 113,136 near Russell Islands
PF Honolulan detects Japanese Aircraft at 114,138 near Lunga
TF 5 shadowed by Japanese Float Plane at 114,137 near Tulagi
TF 120 sights Japanese Aircraft at 116,140 near Kirakira
PBY-5 Catalina reports oil slick at 173, 50 near Sanak Island
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 3 Japanese ships at 137,167 near Tongatapu, speed 14, Moving Southeast
Hudson I reports turbulence in water at 96, 152 near Rockhampton
Catalina I reports turbulence in water at 25, 46 near Trivandrum
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over Chihkiang 
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 15th Chinese Corps
Japanese Fighter sighted over Rangpur 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Changsha 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 15th Chinese Corps
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Rangpur 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Changsha 
B-17D Fortress from 7th BG/436th BS at Sydney grounded due to maintenance
16 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
16 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
16 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
16 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
16 x Blenheim IV transporting supplies to Paoshan
12 x Hudson IIIa transporting supplies to Paoshan
CS Convoy TF 87 begins loading Supplies at Abadan for delivery to Karachi
CS Convoy TF 215 begins loading Supplies at Cochin for delivery to Addu
Adak Island expands port to size 2
Karachi expands airfield to size 5
Cairns expands fortifications to size 4
Ondorhaan expands fortifications to size 5
xAK Shooting Star taken out of commission to begin refit at Los Angeles
TK Larry Doheny taken out of commission to begin refit at Los Angeles
xAK T. A. Johnson taken out of commission to begin refit at Los Angeles
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  3 (12) x B-18A Bolo
Repairs completed on AO Tippecanoe at Noumea, ship returned to service
AM Dubbo arrives at Townsville
No.79 Sqn RAF arrives at Chittagong
No.607 Sqn RAF arrives at Chittagong
No.615 Sqn RAF arrives at Chittagong
XXXIII Indian Corps arrives at Madras
507th Coast AA Regiment arrives at Los Angeles
2/3rd Light AA Regiment arrives at Sydney
3rd NZ Division arrives at Auckland
19th Canadian Brigade arrives at Vancouver
12th Indian Engineer Battalion arrives at Madras
Convoy WS.21/OS.33 Supply Convoy arrives at Cape Town
Convoy TB.8 Supply Convoy arrives at Cape Town
