OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Aug 13, 42

Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Manus
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 101,131 near Goodenough Island , Speed unknown  
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 101,131 near Goodenough Island , Speed unknown  
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 102,132 near Fergusson Island , Speed 9 , Moving Southeast 
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 102,133 near Normanby Island , Speed 9 , Moving Southeast 
Task Force 141 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 141 arrives at Cape Town
SOC-1 Seagull reports conning tower at 106, 136 near Rossel Island
SOC-1 Seagull from VCS-4/1 crashes on landing
Repairs completed on AK Fomalhaut at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CV Hornet at Auckland, ship returned to service
CS Convoy TF 141 begins loading Supplies at Cape Town for delivery to Bombay
CS Convoy TF 237 begins loading Supplies at Vava'u for delivery to Tongatapu
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: AV Akitsushima reported in port at Namatanai
Coastwatcher Report: xAK Oregon Maru reported in port at Normanby Island
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Woodlark Island
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 104,133 near Woodlark Island , Speed 15 , Moving East 
CS Convoy TF 298 will load Resources at Sydney for return to Pearl Harbor
SS Thresher resumes patrol, enroute to 109 , 113  near Truk
Task Force 253 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 253 arrives at Cape Town
TF 5 snooped by Japanese Aircraft at 107,135 near Rossel Island
TF 137 followed by Japanese Patrol at 115,142 near Kirakira
TF 179 detected by Japanese Float Plane at 114,139 near Lunga
TF 281 shadowed by Japanese Recon at 112,141 near Rennell Island
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 7 Japanese ships at 116,134 near Auki, speed 17, Moving Southeast
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 8 Japanese ships at 108,162 near Noumea, speed 18, Moving Southeast
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 7 Japanese ships at 149,163 near Pago Pago, speed 20, Moving East
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 1 Japanese ship at 141,180 near Eua, speed 16, Moving Southeast
B-17D Fortress reports suspected submarine at 120, 141 near Reef Islands
2LT Foshee, B.C. of AVG/1st Sqn is credited with kill number 3
CPT Cross, J.D. of AVG/1st Sqn is credited with kill number 3
2LT Michelson, E. of AVG/1st Sqn is credited with kill number 4
CPT Wolf, F.E. of AVG/1st Sqn is credited with kill number 5
CPT Wolf, F.E. of AVG/1st Sqn attains ace status!!
2LT Michelson, E. of AVG/1st Sqn is credited with kill number 5
2LT Michelson, E. of AVG/1st Sqn attains ace status!!
2LT Flowers C. of AVG/1st Sqn is credited with kill number 5
2LT Flowers C. of AVG/1st Sqn attains ace status!!
Japanese Fighter sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 15th Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kalemyo 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Siangtan 
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over Changsha 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 15th Chinese Corps
Ki-46-II Dinah sighted over Kalemyo 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Siangtan 
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over Changsha 
P-40B Warhawk from AVG/1st Sqn is written off
2LT Smith, R.H. of AVG/1st Sqn is credited with kill number 6
SBD-3 Dauntless sighting report: 6 Japanese ships at 112,133 near Panggoe, speed 11, Moving East
SBD-3 Dauntless sighting report: 10 Japanese ships at 107,135 near Rossel Island, speed 16, Moving Southeast
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 1 Japanese ship at 169,113 near Johnston Island, speed 16, Moving West
B-17D Fortress sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 120,143 near Ndeni, speed 16, Moving Northwest
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Recon sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 15th Chinese Corps
Ki-46-II Dinah sighted over Jorhat 
Japanese Recon sighted over Kalemyo 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Changsha 
Japanese Recon sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 15th Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Jorhat 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Kalemyo 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Changsha 
P-40E Warhawk from 55th FG/37th FS is damaged on landing
LB-30 Liberator from 19th BG/435th BS at Lunga grounded due to maintenance
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
12 x Hudson IIIa transporting supplies to Paoshan
Temporary flotation repairs failing aboard CLAA San Diego
TF 317 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
CS Convoy TF 253 begins loading Supplies at Cape Town for delivery to Bombay
Tulagi expands airfield to size 5
Ledo expands fortifications to size 6
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment - some devices have been upgraded at Noumea
Direction Coastal Artillery Regiment - some devices have been upgraded at Hobart
103rd RN Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Kalemyo
50th Tank Brigade - some devices have been upgraded at Calcutta
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  2 (14) x Blenheim IV, 4 (0) x F4F-3A Wildcat, 3 (0) x F4F-4 Wildcat
Device(s) upgraded in 174th Infantry Regiment supplied from Prince Rupert
Device(s) upgraded in 58th (Sep) Infantry Regiment supplied from Adak Island
353rd Construction Regiment arrives at Corvallis
1393rd Construction Regiment arrives at Corvallis
178th USAAF Base Force arrives at March Field
12th USN Naval Construction Battalion arrives at Port Hueneme
16th USN Naval Construction Battalion arrives at Port Hueneme
20th USN Naval Construction Battalion arrives at Port Hueneme
91st Infantry Division arrives at Corvallis
104th Infantry Division arrives at Corvallis
88th Rifle Brigade arrives at Komsomolsk
95th Rifle Brigade arrives at Spassk-Dalniy
21st Rifle Brigade arrives at Voroshilov
38th Group Army arrives at Sian
