OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Aug 14, 42

Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Finschhafen
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: TK Kozui Maru reported in port at Normanby Island
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Woodlark Island
VII US Bomber Cmnd  packing for load on xAP Van Cloon (TF 48), 2 day(s) remaining
USN Forwd AirCenPac  packing for load on xAP Diomed (TF 48), 1 day(s) remaining
USN Forwd AirCenPac  packing for load on xAK Admiral Chase (TF 48), 1 day(s) remaining
VII US Bomber Cmnd  packing for load on xAK Maine (TF 48), 2 day(s) remaining
CS Convoy TF 298 will load Resources at Sydney for return to Pearl Harbor
Task Force 92 arrives at Cape Town
SS Gar resumes patrol, enroute to 114 , 112  near Truk
SOC-1 Seagull sighting report: 8 Japanese ships at 108,133 near Treasury Islands, speed 16, Moving West
Repairs completed on AKE Mormacmar at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AKE Admiral Day at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS Thresher at Townsville, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS Plunger at Townsville, ship returned to service
CS Convoy TF 101 begins loading Supplies at Noumea for delivery to Norfolk Island
CS Convoy TF 157 begins loading Supplies at Sydney for delivery to Lunga
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Kavieng
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Namatanai is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: xAK Kuraido Maru reported in port at Normanby Island
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Woodlark Island
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 102,131 near Kiriwina Island , Speed 8 , Moving West 
Task Force 193 arrives at Cape Town
Task Force 293 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 293 arrives at Cape Town
SBD-3 Dauntless from VMSB-241/C has spotted a To'su xPB class PB at 102,131
xAKL Proteus sighted by Japanese Float Plane at 114,138 near Lunga
TF 102 snooped by Japanese Patrol at 105,133 near Woodlark Island
TF 122 sighted by Japanese Aircraft at 114,137 near Tulagi
TF 137 followed by Japanese Patrol at 114,138 near Lunga
TF 223 observes Japanese Aircraft at 114,137 near Tulagi
TF 247 shadowed by Japanese Aircraft at 114,138 near Lunga
TF 270 snooped by Japanese Patrol at 114,137 near Tulagi
TF 5 shadowed by Japanese Aircraft at 105,133 near Woodlark Island
TF 1 followed by Japanese Float Plane at 192,107 near Lahaina
SBD-3 Dauntless from VS-72 has spotted a Japanese PB at 102,131
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 3 Japanese ships at 154,87 near Kure Island, speed 19, Moving Northwest
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 4 Japanese ships at 148,161 near Pago Pago, speed 18, Moving Southwest
Hudson III (LR) reports turbulence in water at 112, 183 near Waipapakauri
Catalina I sighting report: 6 Japanese ships at 21,41 near North Male, speed 14, Moving Southwest
B-17D Fortress reports diving submarine at 91, 168 near Sydney
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Fighter sighted over 15th Chinese Corps
Japanese Fighter sighted over Jorhat 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Changsha 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over 15th Chinese Corps
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Jorhat 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Changsha 
Submarine TF 323 ordered to return to Trincomalee due to damage
DD Bulmer detected by Japanese Level Bomber at 105,133 near Woodlark Island
Walrus II sighting report: 1 Japanese ship at 35,22 near Bombay, speed 11, Moving East
SOC-1 Seagull reports diving submarine at 114, 162 near Noumea
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 8 Japanese ships at 124,158 near Tanna, speed 10, Moving Northwest
PBY-4 Catalina sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 51,50 near Bassein, speed 12, Moving Southwest
Hudson III (LR) sighting report: 9 Japanese ships at 102,169 near Lord Howe Island, speed 13, Moving West
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 15th Chinese Corps
Japanese Recon sighted over Jorhat 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Changsha 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chihkiang 
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over 15th Chinese Corps
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Jorhat 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Changsha 
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
5 x Wellington Ic transporting supplies to Paoshan
12 x Hudson IIIa transporting supplies to Paoshan
Temporary flotation repairs failing aboard SS O24
TF 219 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 317 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
CS Convoy TF 65 begins loading Supplies at Los Angeles for delivery to Pearl Harbor
CS Convoy TF 286 begins loading Supplies at Sydney for delivery to Tulagi
CS Convoy TF 293 begins loading Supplies at Cape Town for delivery to Bombay
Adak Island expands fortifications to size 3
Bangalore expands airfield to size 8
Soerabaja expands airfield to size 9
Chita expands airfield to size 8
Corvallis expands fortifications to size 1
Esperance expands airfield to size 3
SS Plunger taken out of commission to begin refit at Townsville
SS Pollack taken out of commission to begin refit at Townsville
1st Marine Defense Battalion - some devices have been upgraded at Lunga
178th USAAF Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at March Field
53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment - some devices have been upgraded at Vava'u
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  4 (10) x Blenheim IV, 4 (12) x F4F-3 Wildcat, 8 (28) x F4F-4 Wildcat
Repairs completed on DD Lansdowne at Sydney, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Lardner at Sydney, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Caldwell at Sydney, ship returned to service
CVE Copahee arrives at Tacoma
AR Prometheus arrives at San Francisco
AD Cascade arrives at Balboa
AM Bowen arrives at Brisbane
AM Gladstone arrives at Melbourne
AM Wallaroo arrives at Sydney
AM Starling arrives at Alameda
SC-699 arrives at Eastern USA
SC-700 arrives at Eastern USA
SC-701 arrives at Balboa
SC-702 arrives at Balboa
SC-703 arrives at Eastern USA
SC-704 arrives at Eastern USA
SC-705 arrives at Balboa
SC-706 arrives at Balboa
SC-707 arrives at Eastern USA
SC-708 arrives at Eastern USA
SC-709 arrives at Balboa
SS Amberjack arrives at Eastern USA
SS Kingfish arrives at Eastern USA
SS Peto arrives at Eastern USA
AK Arided arrives at Alameda
xAK Trevaylor arrives at Cape Town
AM Oudh arrives at Calcutta
No.31 Sqn RAAF arrives at Wagga Wagga
No.25 Sqn RAAF Det arrives at Perth
No.321 Sqn RAF arrives at Trincomalee
