OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Oct 08, 42

Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Cox's Bazar
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Finschhafen
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Port Moresby
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: xAK Malta Maru reported in port at Kavieng
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Woodlark Island
Task Force 338 arrives at Balboa
OS2U-3 Kingfisher sighting report: 5 Japanese ships at 117,140 near Kirakira, speed 12, Moving Northwest
Repairs completed on xAK Tambua at Cape Town, ship returned to service
CA Minneapolis in ARD Lena Luckenbach at Sydney**
CS Convoy TF 262 begins loading Resources at Hilo for delivery to Pearl Harbor
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Port Moresby
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Salamaua
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: xAK Yoshida Maru #3 reported in port at Kavieng
Task Force 3 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 3 arrives at Abadan
TF 34 shadowed by Japanese Recon at 110,132 near Shortlands
TF 270 sighted by Japanese Recon at 109,131 near Shortlands
PBY-5 Catalina reports diving submarine at 169, 132 near Palmyra
Hudson III (LR) reports periscope at 115, 184 near Auckland
Hudson III (LR) sighting report: 10 Japanese ships at 114,167 near Norfolk Island, speed 18, Moving Southeast
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Shaoyang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over III Indian Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 9th War Area 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Chungking 
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Shaoyang 
Japanese Fighter sighted over III Indian Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 9th War Area 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chungking 
P-40B Warhawk from 24th FG/20th FS crashes on landing
B-25B Mitchell from 308th BG/425th BS is damaged on landing
P-38E Lightning from 1st FG/27th FS at Silchar grounded due to maintenance
TF 34 detects H6K4 Mavis at 110,132 near Shortlands
TF 94 snooped by H6K4 Mavis at 110,132 near Shortlands
TF 98 followed by Japanese Level Bomber at 114,137 near Tulagi
SBD-3 Dauntless reports shadow in water at 91, 168 near Sydney
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 5 Japanese ships at 118,132 near Ontong Java, speed 18, Moving West
PBY-5 Catalina reports conning tower at 33, 47 near Trincomalee
Japanese Fighter sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Shaoyang 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over III Indian Corps
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over 9th War Area 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Recon sighted over Shaoyang 
Japanese Recon sighted over III Indian Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 9th War Area 
8 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
23 x C-47 Skytrain transporting supplies to Chengtu
24 x C-47 Skytrain transporting supplies to Chengtu
CA Minneapolis in ARD Lena Luckenbach at Sydney**
TF 219 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
CS Convoy TF 3 begins loading Fuel at Abadan for delivery to Karachi
CS Convoy TF 215 begins loading Supplies at Cochin for delivery to Addu
Saigon expands airfield to size 6
Shortlands expands airfield to size 5
Cooktown expands fortifications to size 5
Torokina expands port to size 2
Comilla expands airfield to size 5
Bakersfield expands airfield to size 8
xAK Shirina taken out of commission to begin refit at Los Angeles
xAK Tantalus taken out of commission to begin refit at Los Angeles
xAK Yoma taken out of commission to begin refit at Los Angeles
xAK Autolycus taken out of commission to begin refit at Los Angeles
xAK City of Canterbury taken out of commission to begin refit at Los Angeles
xAK Mahsud taken out of commission to begin refit at Los Angeles
xAK Mendoza taken out of commission to begin refit at Los Angeles
xAK Troilus taken out of commission to begin refit at Los Angeles
xAK City of Manchester taken out of commission to begin refit at Los Angeles
xAK Siantar taken out of commission to begin refit at Los Angeles
xAK Tjikandi taken out of commission to begin refit at Los Angeles
xAK Tjikarang taken out of commission to begin refit at Los Angeles
xAK Michael Goulandris taken out of commission to begin refit at Los Angeles
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  0 (8) x I-15-III, 4 (0) x Hurricane IIa Trop, 1 (4) x Swordfish I, 3 (5) x Vildebeest III
Repairs completed on SS Dolphin at Townsville, ship returned to service
SS I-16 is reported to have been sunk near Newcastle on Jul 12, 1942
SC PC-581 arrives at Portland
xAK Gideon Welles arrives at Alameda
xAK Rizwani arrives at Bombay
131st Combat Engineer Regiment arrives at San Francisco
6th Armoured Division arrives at San Luis Obispo
13th Armoured Division arrives at San Luis Obispo
