OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Sep 06, 42

SS Herring reports having been sighted by the enemy at 112 , 111
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Port Moresby
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Gasmata
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Kavieng
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Manus
Coastwatcher sighting: 7 Japanese ships at 101,119 near Manus , Speed 6 , Moving West 
Task Force 201 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 201 arrives at Abadan
Task Force 202 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 202 arrives at Cape Town
SOC-1 Seagull sighting report: 5 Japanese ships at 115,130 near Ontong Java, speed 20, Moving West
OS2U-3 Kingfisher sighting report: 10 Japanese ships at 117,141 near Kirakira, speed 14, Moving East
Repairs completed on xAK Jefferson Myers at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on BB Arizona at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service
No additional repairs possible on SS O24 using currently assigned resources at Trincomalee
No additional repairs possible on DMS Hopkins using currently assigned resources at Tulagi
Repairs completed on SS Porpoise at Brisbane, ship returned to service
CLAA Atlanta in ARD Carolinian at Melbourne**
CS Convoy TF 201 begins loading Fuel at Abadan for delivery to Karachi
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Cox's Bazar
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Port Moresby
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Woodlark Island
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 101,119 near Manus , Speed 2 , Moving East 
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 109,128 near Buka , Speed 0 , Moving Southeast 
TF 5 shadowed by Japanese Aircraft at 112,131 near Choiseul Bay
TF 6 detected by H6K4 Mavis at 112,131 near Choiseul Bay
TF 47 detected by Japanese Float Plane at 111,134 near Munda
TF 137 sights Japanese Float Plane at 114,138 near Lunga
TF 157 detected by Japanese Patrol at 114,138 near Lunga
TK Eidsvold detects H6K4 Mavis at 114,138 near Lunga
TF 280 sights Japanese Aircraft at 114,138 near Lunga
TF 68 snooped by E13A1 Jake at 112,144 near Rennell Island
SBD-3 Dauntless from VB-5 has spotted a Ansyu xPB class PB at 108,127
SBD-3 Dauntless from VB-8 has spotted a Japanese PB at 108,127
SBD-3 Dauntless sighting report: 1 Japanese ship at 116,136 near Auki, speed 17, Moving Northwest
SBD-3 Dauntless sighting report: 6 Japanese ships at 112,131 near Choiseul Bay, speed 12, Moving Southeast
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 138,165 near Late Island, speed 13, Moving Northwest
LB-30 Liberator sighting report: 7 Japanese ships at 120,140 near Reef Islands, speed 14, Moving Southwest
Hurricane IIb Trop from No.242 Sqn RAF crashes on landing
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 15th Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Paoshan 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Tsuyung 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Changsha 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 15th Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Paoshan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Tsuyung 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Recon sighted over Changsha 
P-38E Lightning from 1st FG/27th FS at Silchar grounded due to maintenance
P-38E Lightning from 1st FG/94th FS at Silchar grounded due to maintenance
P-38E Lightning from 1st FG/94th FS at Silchar grounded due to maintenance
B-17E Fortress from 307th BG/424th BS is damaged on landing
Hurricane IIc Trop from No.607 Sqn RAF crashes on landing
P-38E Lightning from 1st FG/27th FS is damaged on landing
TF 6 followed by Japanese Float Plane at 112,131 near Choiseul Bay
TF 28 shadowed by Japanese Aircraft at 112,136 near Russell Islands
SBD-3 Dauntless from VB-3 has spotted a Japanese PB at 109,128
SBD-3 Dauntless from VB-8 has spotted a Ansyu xPB class PB at 109,128
SBD-3 Dauntless reports suspected submarine at 116, 127 near Ontong Java
SBD-3 Dauntless from VB-8 has spotted a To'su xPB class PB at 108,127
SBD-3 Dauntless from VS-72 has spotted a Japanese PB at 109,128
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 7 Japanese ships at 120,144 near Ndeni, speed 12, Moving West
OS2U-3 Kingfisher reports radio transmissions at 138, 166 near Tongatapu
Hudson III (LR) sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 114,184 near Auckland, speed 19, Moving Southeast
B-17D Fortress sighting report: 10 Japanese ships at 93,169 near Newcastle, speed 13, Moving East
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over Chihkiang 
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 15th Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Paoshan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Tsuyung 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Changsha 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Siangtan 
Japanese Recon sighted over 15th Chinese Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Paoshan 
Japanese Recon sighted over Tsuyung 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Siangtan 
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over Changsha 
PBY-5 Catalina from VP-42 is damaged on landing
Hurricane PR.II from No.3 PRU RAF S-Flt is damaged on landing
8 x DC-2 transporting supplies to Chengtu
15 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
No additional repairs possible on SS O24 using currently assigned resources at Trincomalee
No additional repairs possible on DMS Hopkins using currently assigned resources at Tulagi
CLAA Atlanta in ARD Carolinian at Melbourne**
No additional repairs possible on xAP Moreton Bay using currently assigned resources at Noumea
TF 68 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 98 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
TF 118 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
Kamloops expands airfield to size 4
DD Drayton taken out of commission to begin refit at Lunga
DD Lamson taken out of commission to begin refit at Lunga
DD Case taken out of commission to begin refit at Lunga
DD Conyngham taken out of commission to begin refit at Lunga
DD Shaw taken out of commission to begin refit at Lunga
DD Cushing taken out of commission to begin refit at Lunga
DD Perkins taken out of commission to begin refit at Lunga
DD Smith taken out of commission to begin refit at Lunga
DD Preston taken out of commission to begin refit at Lunga
DD Reid taken out of commission to begin refit at Lunga
DD Flusser taken out of commission to begin refit at Lunga
DD Tucker taken out of commission to begin refit at Lunga
DD Cassin taken out of commission to begin refit at Lunga
DD Downes taken out of commission to begin refit at Lunga
xAK Jalayamuna taken out of commission to begin refit at Eastern USA
xAK Elmdale taken out of commission to begin refit at Eastern USA
xAK Pardo taken out of commission to begin refit at Eastern USA
xAK Silvermaple taken out of commission to begin refit at Eastern USA
xAK Borgfred taken out of commission to begin refit at Eastern USA
xAK Barossa taken out of commission to begin refit at Eastern USA
xAK Iron Chieftan taken out of commission to begin refit at Eastern USA
xAK Iron King taken out of commission to begin refit at Eastern USA
xAK Iron Knight taken out of commission to begin refit at Eastern USA
xAK Kooringa taken out of commission to begin refit at Eastern USA
xAK Chios taken out of commission to begin refit at Eastern USA
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  2 (1) x B-17D Fortress, 0 (2) x LB-30 Liberator, 3 (1) x F4F-4 Wildcat
AP Arthur Middleton arrives at Balboa
VMF-123  arrives at San Diego
VMF-124  arrives at San Diego
VMSB-143  arrives at San Diego
VMSB-144  arrives at San Diego
