OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Oct 18, 42

Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
SOC-1 Seagull reports periscope wake at 91, 170 near Port Kembla
OS2U-3 Kingfisher sighting report: 6 Japanese ships at 118,139 near Stewart Island, speed 12, Moving West
Repairs completed on xAK Tantalus at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Autolycus at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Mahsud at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Troilus at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK City of Manchester at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Siantar at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Tjikandi at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Michael Goulandris at Los Angeles, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS Barb at Lunga, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS Shad at Lunga, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS Gurnard at Lunga, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on SS S-36 at Lunga, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAP Indora at Aden, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on CA Indianapolis at Townsville, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on APA President Polk at Townsville, ship returned to service
CS Convoy TF 126 begins loading Supplies at Los Angeles for delivery to Pearl Harbor
CS Convoy TF 262 begins loading Resources at Hilo for delivery to Pearl Harbor
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Port Moresby
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Woodlark Island
SBD-3 Dauntless reports submarine at 91, 168 near Sydney
TF 41 shadowed by Japanese Float Plane at 114,137 near Tulagi
SBD-3 Dauntless sighting report: 8 Japanese ships at 89,170 near Canberra, speed 12, Moving Southeast
PBY-5 Catalina reports suspected submarine at 113, 130 near Choiseul Bay
PBY-4 Catalina sighting report: 9 Japanese ships at 105,136 near Rossel Island, speed 11, Moving Northwest
Japanese Recon sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Shaoyang 
Ki-46-II Dinah sighted over Cox's Bazar 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 9th War Area 
Japanese Recon sighted over Chungking 
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Shaoyang 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Cox's Bazar 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 9th War Area 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Chungking 
P-40B Warhawk from 318th FG/73rd FS crashes on landing
TF 137 detects Japanese Patrol at 111,134 near Munda
PBY-4 Catalina reports suspected submarine at 46, 42 near Cuttack
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Shaoyang 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Cox's Bazar 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over 9th War Area 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Chungking 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Chihkiang 
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over Shaoyang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Cox's Bazar 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over 9th War Area 
Japanese Recon sighted over Chungking 
B-17D Fortress from 7th BG/436th BS at Sydney grounded due to maintenance
B-17D Fortress from 5th BG/31st BS at Ndeni grounded due to maintenance
PBY-5 Catalina from VP-23 crashes on landing
P-40E Warhawk from 49th FG/8th FS is damaged on landing
F4U-1 Corsair from VMF-111/C is damaged on landing
Repairs completed on SS Blackfish at Lunga, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on APA Zeilin at Townsville, ship returned to service
CS Convoy TF 26 begins loading Supplies at Los Angeles for delivery to Pearl Harbor
CS Convoy TF 215 begins loading Supplies at Cochin for delivery to Addu
CS Convoy TF 249 begins loading Supplies at Vava'u for delivery to Niue
Charters Towers expands airfield to size 7
Townsville expands airfield to size 4
Bella Bella expands airfield to size 2
SS S-36 taken out of commission to begin refit at Lunga
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  7 (7) x P-39D Airacobra, 2 (8) x F2A-3 Buffalo
xAK Edwin M. Stanton arrives at Los Angeles
54th TCS arrives at San Diego
