OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Oct 19, 42

Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Woodlark Island
Task Force 60 arrives at Balboa
OS2U-3 Kingfisher sighting report: 9 Japanese ships at 113,139 near Lunga, speed 15, Moving Northwest
SOC-1 Seagull from VCS-4/1 on CA Pensacola grounded due to maintenance
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Port Moresby
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Kavieng
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Manus
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Woodlark Island
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul , Speed 5 , Moving East 
SS Salmon resumes patrol, enroute to 104 , 120  near Mussau Island
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 10 Japanese ships at 170,97 near French Frigate Shoal, speed 16, Moving Southeast
PBY-5 Catalina reports submarine wake at 159, 160 near Pukapuka
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 8 Japanese ships at 43,48 near Port Blair, speed 15, Moving Southwest
PO Elster S. of No.242 Sqn RAF is credited with kill number 2
PO Usher R. of No.242 Sqn RAF is credited with kill number 2
PO Goodwin J. of No.242 Sqn RAF is credited with kill number 2
PO Usher R. of No.242 Sqn RAF is credited with kill number 3
FO Whitby, A. of No.605 Sqn RAF is credited with kill number 2
Japanese Fighter sighted over 9th Indian Division
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Cox's Bazar 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Chungking 
Ki-46-II Dinah sighted over 9th Indian Division
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Cox's Bazar 
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over Chungking 
B-17E Fortress from 5th BG/72nd BS at Lunga grounded due to maintenance
B-25B Mitchell from 308th BG/425th BS is damaged on landing
Wellington Ic from No.215 Sqn RAF is damaged on landing
B-24D Liberator from 90th BG/320th BS  at Lunga grounded due to maintenance
P-38E Lightning from 1st FG/94th FS is written off
P-38E Lightning from 1st FG/94th FS at Silchar grounded due to maintenance
1LT Jones S. of 20th FG/55th FS is credited with kill number 2
B-24D Liberator from 11th BG/431st BG at Lunga grounded due to maintenance
OS2U-3 Kingfisher reports turbulence in water at 138, 168 near Tongatapu
Hudson III (LR) reports periscope at 130, 158 near Yasawa Islands
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Shaoyang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 9th Indian Division
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Cox's Bazar 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 9th War Area 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chungking 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Shaoyang 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over 9th Indian Division
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Cox's Bazar 
Japanese Recon sighted over 9th War Area 
Japanese Recon sighted over Chungking 
Hudson I from No.7 Sqn RAAF is damaged on landing
B-17D Fortress from 7th BG/436th BS at Sydney grounded due to maintenance
P-40B Warhawk from 18th FG/78th FS crashes on landing
No additional repairs possible on SS Runner using currently assigned resources at Lunga
CS Convoy TF 98 begins loading Supplies at Tulagi for delivery to Shortlands
CS Convoy TF 104 begins loading Supplies at Adak Island for delivery to Midway Island
CS Convoy TF 136 begins loading Supplies at Wellington for delivery to Christchurch
CS Convoy TF 143 begins loading Supplies at Pearl Harbor for delivery to Johnston Island
Bombay expands port to size 8
Ledo expands fortifications to size 7
Alliford Bay expands airfield to size 2
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  7 (0) x P-39D Airacobra, 5 (3) x F2A-3 Buffalo
Repairs completed on xAK City of Hereford at Cape Town, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Varela at Cape Town, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Dundula at Cape Town, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on xAK Ellaroo at Cape Town, ship returned to service
xAK Sugiyama Maru is reported to have been sunk near Truk on Oct 19, 1942
54th TCS arrives at Los Angeles
