OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Sep 18, 42

SS Sculpin reports having been sighted by the enemy at 107 , 125
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Finschhafen
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Port Moresby
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Kavieng is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Manus
Coastwatcher sighting: 5 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul , Speed unknown  
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 106,122 near Kavieng , Speed 6 , Moving Southeast 
Task Force 181 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 181 arrives at Cape Town
Task Force 175 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 175 arrives at Cape Town
Walrus II sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 108,132 near Treasury Islands, speed 20, Moving Southwest
Repairs completed on AE Fusto Arosemena at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AE Titan at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on AE Henry S Grove at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
CA Minneapolis in ARD Lena Luckenbach at Sydney**
CS Convoy TF 237 begins loading Supplies at Vava'u for delivery to Tongatapu
CS Convoy TF 262 begins loading Resources at Hilo for delivery to Pearl Harbor
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Cox's Bazar
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 5 ships in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: xAK Tokusima Maru reported in port at Kavieng
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Manus
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Woodlark Island
Coastwatcher sighting: 5 Japanese ships at 105,120 near Mussau Island , Speed 12 , Moving Southeast 
Task Force 201 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 201 arrives at Abadan
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,122 near Kavieng , Speed 9 , Moving Northeast 
SBD-3 Dauntless sighting report: 7 Japanese ships at 115,129 near Ontong Java, speed 14, Moving Southeast
TF 6 detected by Japanese Aircraft at 111,130 near Shortlands
TF 90 observes Japanese Patrol at 111,134 near Munda
TF 137 detected by Japanese Aircraft at 111,134 near Munda
TF 5 detects Japanese Recon at 111,130 near Shortlands
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 10 Japanese ships at 162,89 near Midway Island, speed 17, Moving East
PBY-5 Catalina reports submarine wake at 165, 168 near Manihiki
Hudson III (LR) reports possible submarine at 130, 161 near Nadi
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Shaoyang 
Japanese Recon sighted over Patung 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chungking 
Japanese Recon sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Shaoyang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Patung 
Japanese Recon sighted over Chungking 
B-17E Fortress from 307th BG/370th BS  at Silchar grounded due to maintenance
Hurricane IIc Trop from No.615 Sqn RAF is damaged on landing
F4U-1 Corsair from VMF-111/B is damaged on landing
B-17D Fortress from 5th BG/23rd BS at Ndeni grounded due to maintenance
P-38E Lightning from 1st FG/94th FS at Silchar grounded due to maintenance
Hurricane IIc Trop from No.79 Sqn RAF crashes on landing
P-38F Lightning from 1st FG/71st FS at Silchar grounded due to maintenance
TF 30 detects Japanese Aircraft at 114,137 near Tulagi
SBD-3 Dauntless reports possible submarine at 112, 127 near Green Island
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 6 Japanese ships at 171,127 near Palmyra, speed 18, Moving East
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 7 Japanese ships at 114,131 near Ontong Java, speed 13, Moving Northwest
PBY-4 Catalina reports shadow in water at 126, 130 near Nauru Island
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Shaoyang 
Japanese Recon sighted over Chittagong 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Patung 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chungking 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Shaoyang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chittagong 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Patung 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chungking 
B-17D Fortress from 5th BG/31st BS at Ndeni grounded due to maintenance
P-40E Warhawk from 55th FG/37th FS crashes on landing
P-40E Warhawk from 49th FG/8th FS is damaged on landing
SBD-3 Dauntless from VB-5 is damaged on landing
11 x DC-2 transporting supplies to Chengtu
13 x C-47 Skytrain transporting supplies to Chengtu
25 x C-47 Skytrain transporting supplies to Chengtu
25 x C-47 Skytrain transporting supplies to Chengtu
25 x C-47 Skytrain transporting supplies to Chengtu
CA Minneapolis in ARD Lena Luckenbach at Sydney**
CS Convoy TF 201 begins loading Fuel at Abadan for delivery to Karachi
CS Convoy TF 215 begins loading Supplies at Cochin for delivery to Addu
Tsingtao expands airfield to size 7
Jorhat expands airfield to size 5
Sining expands fortifications to size 5
Efate expands airfield to size 7
Ace pilot Hedman, R.P. of 15th FG/46th FS is promoted to MAJ
DD Farenholt beginning refit in shipyard at Pearl Harbor
xAK Jehangir taken out of commission to begin refit at Cape Town
xAK Clan Macbrayne taken out of commission to begin refit at Cape Town
xAK Clan Macilwraith taken out of commission to begin refit at Cape Town
xAK Esperance taken out of commission to begin refit at Cape Town
xAK Harmonides taken out of commission to begin refit at Cape Town
xAK Pasha taken out of commission to begin refit at Cape Town
xAK Steaua Romania taken out of commission to begin refit at Cape Town
xAK Iron Knob taken out of commission to begin refit at Cape Town
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  0 (30) x Albacore I
Repairs completed on xAK Anglo Indian at Eastern USA, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Caithness at Eastern USA, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Jalaganga at Eastern USA, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Madras City at Eastern USA, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Sophocles at Eastern USA, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Time at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Evi Livanos at Eastern USA, ship returned to service
YMS-103 arrives at Astoria
No.24 Sqn RAAF Det arrives at Townsville
No.27 Sqn RAF  arrives at Howrah
