OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Sep 19, 42

Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Finschhafen
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Port Moresby
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Gasmata
Coastwatcher Report: xAK Kosei Maru reported in port at Kavieng
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Manus
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Woodlark Island
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 105,122 near New Hanover Island , Speed 6 , Moving West 
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 107,125 near Namatanai , Speed 8 , Moving Southeast 
SOC-1 Seagull sighting report: 9 Japanese ships at 114,132 near Rekata Bay, speed 20, Moving Southwest
SOC-1 Seagull reports conning tower at 113, 132 near Choiseul Bay
SOC-1 Seagull from VCS-5/4 on CA Portland grounded due to maintenance
CA Minneapolis in ARD Lena Luckenbach at Sydney**
Repairs completed on PC Taney at Sydney, ship returned to service
CS Convoy TF 98 begins loading Supplies at Tulagi for delivery to Munda
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Kavieng is reported empty
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 105,122 near New Hanover Island , Speed 3 , Moving West 
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 107,124 near Rabaul , Speed 12 , Moving Northwest 
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 106,123 near Kavieng , Speed 11 , Moving Northwest 
Coastwatcher sighting: 9 Japanese ships at 106,122 near Kavieng , Speed 12 , Moving Northwest 
TF 28 followed by Japanese Aircraft at 111,134 near Munda
DD Le Triomphant detected by Japanese Float Plane at 111,134 near Munda
TF 178 followed by Japanese Aircraft at 111,134 near Munda
TF 5 sights Japanese Level Bomber at 111,130 near Shortlands
SBD-3 Dauntless reports submarine at 111, 130 near Shortlands
PBY-5 Catalina reports conning tower at 163, 157 near Manihiki
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 3 Japanese ships at 30,32 near Mangalore, speed 11, Moving East
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Shaoyang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Patung 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chungking 
Japanese Recon sighted over Shaoyang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Patung 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chungking 
Hurricane IIb Trop from No.135 Sqn RAF crashes on landing
Buffalo I from No.453 Sqn RAF  crashes on landing
Buffalo I from No.453 Sqn RAF  crashes on landing
B-17E Fortress from 307th BG/371st BS  at Silchar grounded due to maintenance
P-40E Warhawk from 49th FG/8th FS is damaged on landing
F2A-2P Buffalo from VMD-254  at Munda grounded due to maintenance
P-38E Lightning from 1st FG/94th FS at Silchar grounded due to maintenance
B-17E Fortress from 307th BG/372nd BS  at Silchar grounded due to maintenance
P-38F Lightning from 1st FG/71st FS crashes on landing
SBD-3 Dauntless reports submarine at 116, 133 near Ontong Java
SBD-3 Dauntless reports diving submarine at 114, 132 near Rekata Bay
SBD-3 Dauntless sighting report: 8 Japanese ships at 111,131 near Choiseul Bay, speed 19, Moving Southwest
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 6 Japanese ships at 104,141 near Rossel Island, speed 18, Moving West
Hudson III (LR) reports submarine at 103, 169 near Lord Howe Island
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Shaoyang 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Chittagong 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Dacca 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Patung 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chungking 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Shaoyang 
Japanese Recon sighted over Chittagong 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Dacca 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Patung 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chungking 
P-40B Warhawk from 24th FG/20th FS is damaged on landing
11 x DC-2 transporting supplies to Chengtu
13 x C-47 Skytrain transporting supplies to Chengtu
24 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
No additional repairs possible on xAK Maine using currently assigned resources at Pearl Harbor
CA Minneapolis in ARD Lena Luckenbach at Sydney**
TF 219 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
Chittagong expands port to size 5
Kuibyshevka expands airfield to size 9
Corvallis expands airfield to size 5
xAK Egra taken out of commission to begin refit at Cape Town
xAK Ekma taken out of commission to begin refit at Cape Town
xAK Erinpura taken out of commission to begin refit at Cape Town
xAK Garmula taken out of commission to begin refit at Cape Town
xAK Haresfield taken out of commission to begin refit at Cape Town
xAK Loch Ranza taken out of commission to begin refit at Cape Town
xAK Sirsa taken out of commission to begin refit at Cape Town
xAK Surada taken out of commission to begin refit at Cape Town
xAK Tak Sang taken out of commission to begin refit at Cape Town
xAK Tanfield taken out of commission to begin refit at Cape Town
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  8 (22) x Albacore I
Repairs completed on DD Drayton at Lunga, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Lamson at Lunga, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Case at Lunga, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Conyngham at Lunga, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Cushing at Lunga, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Perkins at Lunga, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Reid at Lunga, ship returned to service
No.27 Sqn RAF  arrives at Calcutta
