OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Sep 20, 42

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 Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Manus
Coastwatcher Report: xAK Oregon Maru reported in port at New Hanover Island
Task Force 8 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 8 arrives at Abadan
TF 5 shadowed by Japanese Aircraft at 111,130 near Shortlands
SOC-1 Seagull from VCS-5/2 crashes on landing
No additional repairs possible on xAK Maine using currently assigned resources at Pearl Harbor
Repairs completed on DD Shaw at Lunga, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Smith at Lunga, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Preston at Lunga, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Flusser at Lunga, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Tucker at Lunga, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Cassin at Lunga, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on DD Downes at Lunga, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Talune at Sydney, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Wulin at Sydney, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Woolgar at Sydney, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Aldinga at Sydney, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Aroona at Sydney, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS Porpoise at Townsville, ship returned to service
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Port Moresby
Coastwatcher Report: 5 ships in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Kavieng
Coastwatcher Report: TK Kozui Maru reported in port at New Hanover Island
Task Force 123 arrives at Eastern USA
SBD-3 Dauntless reports suspected submarine at 111, 141 near Rennell Island
SBD-3 Dauntless sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 112,132 near Choiseul Bay, speed 20, Moving Northwest
TF 6 shadowed by Japanese Aircraft at 111,130 near Shortlands
TF 5 shadowed by Japanese Aircraft at 111,130 near Shortlands
SBD-3 Dauntless sighting report: 9 Japanese ships at 112,130 near Choiseul Bay, speed 10, Moving Southeast
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 167,107 near Johnston Island, speed 10, Moving West
PBY-5 Catalina reports submarine wake at 157, 158 near Pukapuka
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Shaoyang 
Ki-46-II Dinah sighted over Chittagong 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 18th British Division
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Patung 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Shaoyang 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Chittagong 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over 18th British Division
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Patung 
B-25B Mitchell from 308th BG/425th BS is damaged on landing
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/372nd BS  at Silchar grounded due to maintenance
B-25B Mitchell from 41st BG/46th BS is damaged on landing
P-38F Lightning from 1st FG/71st FS at Silchar grounded due to maintenance
P-38F Lightning from 1st FG/71st FS at Silchar grounded due to maintenance
P-38F Lightning from 1st FG/71st FS at Silchar grounded due to maintenance
TF 18 snooped by Japanese Float Plane at 114,137 near Tulagi
OS2U-3 Kingfisher sighting report: 1 Japanese ship at 107,132 near Treasury Islands, speed 19, Moving Northwest
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 1 Japanese ship at 146,86 near Kure Island, speed 14, Moving West
PBY-4 Catalina reports periscope wake at 51, 38 near Diamond Harbour
Stranraer II reports suspected submarine at 199, 46 near Alliford Bay
Hudson III (LR) reports object near surface at 113, 168 near Norfolk Island
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over Chihkiang 
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over Shaoyang 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over 18th British Division
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Patung 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chungking 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Shaoyang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 18th British Division
Japanese Fighter sighted over Patung 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Chungking 
P-40B Warhawk from 24th FG/20th FS is damaged on landing
P-39D Airacobra from 8th FG/80th FS crashes 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
Koumac expands airfield to size 4
Esperance expands port to size 4
Ace pilot Iverson P. of AVG/1st Sqn is promoted to MAJ
CL Caradoc beginning refit in shipyard at Bombay
xAK Ulooloo taken out of commission to begin refit at Sydney
xAK Elisavet taken out of commission to begin refit at Sydney
Q Alexandra's (Mtd) Regiment - some devices have been upgraded at Noumea
255th Armoured Brigade - some devices have been upgraded at Calcutta
50th Tank Brigade - some devices have been upgraded at Calcutta
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  11 (11) x Albacore I
44th Indian Brigade takes replacements from Karachi
Convoy WS.22/OS.35 Supply Convoy disbands
AM Constant arrives at Portland
YMS-115 arrives at San Diego
13th Construction Regiment arrives at Chungking
