OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Oct 10, 42

SS Searaven reports having been sighted by the enemy at 113 , 111
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Cox's Bazar
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Port Moresby
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Kavieng is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Manus
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Woodlark Island
Repairs completed on xAK Birminghan City at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK San Simeon at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Admiral Wiley at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Sidney Hauptmann at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Admiral Y. Williams at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Liberty at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Lipscomb Lykes at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Meigs at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Empire Raja at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Jaladuta at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Nirvana at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CV Illustrious at Sydney, ship returned to service
CS Convoy TF 249 begins loading Supplies at Vava'u for delivery to Niue
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Finschhafen
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: xAK Nisshun Maru reported in port at Kavieng
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Woodlark Island
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 89,124 near Merauke , Speed 12 , Moving East 
TF 34 snooped by Japanese Float Plane at 110,132 near Shortlands
PF Mexican sights Japanese Float Plane at 109,131 near Shortlands
TF 212 shadowed by Japanese Recon at 109,131 near Shortlands
TF 280 snooped by Japanese Float Plane at 109,131 near Shortlands
TF 327 snooped by E13A1 Jake at 55,41 near Chittagong
TF 75 snooped by Japanese Float Plane at 55,41 near Chittagong
TF 161 sights Japanese Fighter Bomber at 55,41 near Chittagong
B-17E Fortress reports radio transmissions at 179, 108 near Pearl Harbor
B-17E Fortress reports periscope at 175, 106 near Niihau
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Shaoyang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over III Indian Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 9th War Area 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chungking 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Shaoyang 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over III Indian Corps
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over 9th War Area 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chungking 
P-40B Warhawk from 18th FG/73rd FS at Shortlands grounded due to maintenance
P-38E Lightning from 20th FG/55th FS at Silchar grounded due to maintenance
PBY-4 Catalina from VP-71 crashes on landing
B-17E Fortress from 307th BG/372nd BS  at Silchar grounded due to maintenance
B-17E Fortress from 307th BG/372nd BS  is damaged on landing
B-25B Mitchell from 17th BG/95th 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
P-38E Lightning from 1st FG/94th FS at Silchar grounded due to maintenance
B-17E Fortress from 307th BG/370th BS  at Silchar grounded due to maintenance
P-38E Lightning from 1st FG/27th FS at Silchar grounded due to maintenance
P-38F Lightning from 1st FG/71st FS at Silchar grounded due to maintenance
SBD-3 Dauntless sighting report: 7 Japanese ships at 112,132 near Choiseul Bay, speed 12, Moving West
SS Sculpin sights Japanese Dive Bomber at 107,125 near Namatanai
TF 43 detects Japanese Level Bomber at 114,137 near Tulagi
TF 94 detects H6K4 Mavis at 110,133 near Vella Lavella
TF 20 followed by Japanese Float Plane at 111,134 near Munda
TF 75 sights E13A1 Jake at 55,41 near Chittagong
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 6 Japanese ships at 172,106 near French Frigate Shoal, speed 12, Moving Northwest
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Shaoyang 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over III Indian Corps
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 9th War Area 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chungking 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Shaoyang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over III Indian Corps
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over 9th War Area 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chungking 
F2A-2P Buffalo from VMD-254  at Munda grounded due to maintenance
8 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
23 x C-47 Skytrain transporting supplies to Chengtu
23 x C-47 Skytrain transporting supplies to Chengtu
Repairs completed on xAK West Nilus at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK West Portal at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Ethiopia at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK City of Exeter at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
TF 163 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
Lahaina expands port to size 5
Alice Springs expands airfield to size 7
Torokina expands airfield to size 4
Balikpapan expands airfield to size 8
Ace pilot Bartling, W.E. of AVG/2nd Sqn is promoted to CPT
xAK City of Hereford taken out of commission to begin refit at Cape Town
xAK Varela taken out of commission to begin refit at Cape Town
xAK Dundula taken out of commission to begin refit at Cape Town
xAK Echunga taken out of commission to begin refit at Cape Town
xAK Ellaroo taken out of commission to begin refit at Cape Town
1st RNZAF Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Suva
RAF 224 Group Base Force - some devices have been upgraded at Tanjore
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  3 (4) x I-15-III, 1 (3) x Swordfish I, 3 (2) x Vildebeest III
Repairs completed on CL Caradoc at Bombay, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Wanaka at Cape Town, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Dardanus at Cape Town, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Colac at Cape Town, ship returned to service
xAK Cleveland Abbe arrives at Portland
xAK Barala arrives at Abadan
No.273 Sqn RAF arrives at Chittagong
