OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Aug 22, 42

Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Cox's Bazar
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Gasmata
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Manus
Coastwatcher Report: AG Mamiya reported in port at Namatanai
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Woodlark Island
Task Force 347 arrives at Balboa
TF 1 snooped by H6K4 Mavis at 111,127 near Green Island
Repairs completed on CA Cornwall at Noumea, ship returned to service
CS Convoy TF 262 begins loading Resources at Hilo for delivery to Pearl Harbor
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Port Moresby
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Gasmata
Coastwatcher Report: 5 ships in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: xAKL Shuko Maru reported in port at Feni Islands
Coastwatcher Report: xAK Daifuku Maru reported in port at Namatanai
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 106,122 near Kavieng , Speed unknown  
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 103,127 near Gasmata , Speed 6 , Moving Northwest 
Task Force 87 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 87 arrives at Abadan
TF 5 followed by Japanese Aircraft at 111,127 near Green Island
TF 122 observes H6K4 Mavis at 114,137 near Tulagi
TF 270 detected by Japanese Level Bomber at 114,137 near Tulagi
TF 280 observes Japanese Level Bomber at 114,137 near Tulagi
TF 287 snooped by H6K4 Mavis at 114,138 near Lunga
TF 299 snooped by H6K4 Mavis at 114,137 near Tulagi
TF 325 shadowed by Japanese Aircraft at 114,138 near Lunga
TF 1 snooped by Japanese Float Plane at 111,127 near Green Island
TF 18 followed by Japanese Recon at 114,137 near Tulagi
TF 102 shadowed by Japanese Aircraft at 114,138 near Lunga
DD Bulmer sights Japanese Aircraft at 114,138 near Lunga
TF 58 sighted by Japanese Fighter Bomber at 114,138 near Lunga
Walrus II sighting report: 9 Japanese ships at 74,165 near Adelaide, speed 13, Moving East
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 3 Japanese ships at 149,162 near Pago Pago, speed 13, Moving West
Japanese Fighter sighted over Chihkiang 
Ki-46-II Dinah sighted over Jorhat 
LTJG Underwood M. of  is credited with kill number 2
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Jorhat 
Damaged F4F-3 Wildcat from VF-42/B crashes on return leg, pilot reported killed
Pilot killed in landing accident of F4F-3A Wildcat from VF-8/A
Pilot killed in landing accident of F4F-3A Wildcat from VF-8/A
LTJG Underwood M. of  is credited with kill number 3
TF 127 sighted by H6K4 Mavis at 114,138 near Lunga
TF 157 detected by Japanese Aircraft at 114,138 near Lunga
SBD-3 Dauntless from VB-5 has spotted a To'su xPB class PB at 109,131
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 126,142 near Duff Islands, speed 18, Moving Northwest
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 6 Japanese ships at 123,149 near Aoba Island, speed 12, Moving West
PBY-5 Catalina reports submarine at 179, 52 near Nagai Island
PBY-5 Catalina reports shadow in water at 150, 159 near Ta'u
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Jorhat 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Jorhat 
B-17D Fortress from 7th BG/436th BS at Sydney grounded due to maintenance
Beaufort V (PR) from No.100 Sqn RAF Det at Dacca grounded due to maintenance
Damaged F4F-3A Wildcat from VF-8/A does not return
8 x DC-2 transporting supplies to Chengtu
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 Wellington Ic transporting supplies to Paoshan
12 x Hudson IIIa transporting supplies to Paoshan
18 x C-47 Skytrain transporting supplies to Chengtu
18 x C-47 Skytrain transporting supplies to Chengtu
18 x C-47 Skytrain transporting supplies to Chengtu
TF 68 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 317 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
CS Convoy TF 87 begins loading Supplies at Abadan for delivery to Karachi
CS Convoy TF 340 begins loading Fuel at Los Angeles for delivery to Pearl Harbor
Russell Islands expands port to size 2
Alice Springs expands fortifications to size 5
Normanton expands airfield to size 4
Townsville expands port to size 6
Norfolk Island expands airfield to size 4
Borzya expands fortifications to size 4
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  5 (0) x F2A-3 Buffalo, 2 (0) x F4F-3 Wildcat, 1 (2) x PBY-5 Catalina, 6 (1) x SBD-2 Dauntless
Repairs completed on DD Duncan at Auckland, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD McCalla at Auckland, ship returned to service
4th Chinese Corps takes replacements from Changsha
xAK George Taylor arrives at Portland
xAK William C. Claiborne arrives at Los Angeles
90th BG/319th BS  arrives at Eastern USA
90th BG/320th BS  arrives at Eastern USA
90th BG/321st BS  arrives at Eastern USA
90th BG/400th BS arrives at Eastern USA
18th FG/333rd FS arrives at Pearl Harbor
129th Infantry Regiment arrives at San Francisco
