OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Oct 02, 42

SS Searaven reports having been sighted by the enemy at 113 , 111
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Port Moresby
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: xAP Montevideo Maru reported in port at Kavieng
Coastwatcher Report: xAK Kuraido Maru reported in port at Mussau Island
Troops and Equipment from 9th Marine Rgt lost during loading of TF 113
TF 135 sights Japanese Level Bomber at 109,130 near Torokina
SOC-1 Seagull from VCS-4/1 on CA Pensacola grounded due to maintenance
Repairs completed on CV Yorktown at Noumea, ship returned to service
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Port Moresby
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Kavieng is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Manus
Coastwatcher Report: LSD Atuta Maru reported in port at Mussau Island
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Woodlark Island
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,120 near Mussau Island , Speed 8 , Moving Northwest 
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul , Speed 9 , Moving Southeast 
Task Force 106 arrives at Cape Town
TF 212 sighted by Japanese Float Plane at 109,131 near Shortlands
TF 34 snooped by Japanese Patrol at 109,131 near Shortlands
TF 66 observes Japanese Float Plane at 109,131 near Shortlands
TF 99 shadowed by Japanese Float Plane at 111,134 near Munda
TF 113 followed by Japanese Recon at 113,140 near Rennell Island
SBD-3 Dauntless reports shape below surface at 114, 160 near Noumea
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 9 Japanese ships at 108,130 near Torokina, speed 16, Moving West
Japanese Fighter sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chihkiang 
PBY-5 Catalina from VP-14 is damaged on landing
Hurricane IIc Trop from No.615 Sqn RAF crashes on landing
SS S-35 shadowed by Japanese Fighter Bomber at 106,127 near Rabaul
TF 18 followed by Japanese Recon at 114,137 near Tulagi
Walrus II sighting report: 3 Japanese ships at 55,41 near Chittagong, speed 15, Moving West
B-17E Fortress reports turbulence in water at 178, 108 near Lihue
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Recon sighted over 2nd British Division
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 9th War Area 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chungking 
Japanese Recon sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over 2nd British Division
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over 9th War Area 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chungking 
P-40E Warhawk from 49th FG/8th FS at Lunga grounded due to maintenance
9 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
21 x C-47 Skytrain transporting supplies to Chengtu
25 x C-47 Skytrain transporting supplies to Chengtu
Hurricane IIc Trop from No.79 Sqn RAF crashes on landing
Repairs completed on DD Kennison at Noumea, ship returned to service
TF 320 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
CS Convoy TF 16 begins loading Supplies at Adak Island for delivery to Midway Island
CS Convoy TF 98 begins loading Supplies at Tulagi for delivery to Munda
Torokina expands airfield to size 2
Torokina expands port to size 1
Palembang expands airfield to size 7
Choybalsan expands fortifications to size 4
Chinhae expands airfield to size 2
Group '58th FG/67th FS' changes name to '347th FG/67th FS'
Group '58th FG/68th FS' changes name to '347th FG/68th FS'
VMF-213  on CV Hornet converting to size 90 from 18
108th RAF Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Dimapur
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  1 (6) x P-38E Lightning, 5 (0) x P-39D Airacobra, 3 (0) x F2A-2 Buffalo, 2 (0) x F2A-3 Buffalo
Convoy TB.10 Supply Convoy disbands
xAK Kingswood arrives at Abadan
xAK Orna arrives at Abadan
xAK Queda arrives at Abadan
347th FG/339th FS arrives at Noumea
