OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Oct 21, 42

SS S-30 reports having been sighted by the enemy at 112 , 107
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships 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: 4 ships in port at Kavieng
Task Force 3 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 3 arrives at Abadan
SOC-1 Seagull sighting report: 3 Japanese ships at 89,170 near Canberra, speed 17, Moving East
SOC-1 Seagull reports object near surface at 91, 171 near Port Kembla
SOC-1 Seagull from VCS-5/1 on CA Northampton grounded due to maintenance
CS Convoy TF 3 begins loading Fuel at Abadan for delivery to Karachi
CS Convoy TF 262 begins loading Resources at Hilo for delivery to Pearl Harbor
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Kavieng
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Manus
Task Force 48 correcting on/off map move
Task Force 48 arrives at Cape Town
Task Force 335 arrives at Aden
PBY-5 Catalina reports shadow in water at 158, 91 near Midway Island
PBY-4 Catalina reports shadow in water at 108, 141 near Rennell Island
Hudson III (LR) reports radio transmissions at 131, 160 near Nadi
Japanese Recon sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Shaoyang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 9th Indian Division
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Cox's Bazar 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chungking 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Recon sighted over Shaoyang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 9th Indian Division
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Cox's Bazar 
Ki-15-II Babs sighted over Chungking 
B-24D Liberator from 90th BG/320th BS  at Lunga grounded due to maintenance
F-4 Lightning from 9th PRS at Chungking grounded due to maintenance
F4U-1 Corsair from VMF-112  at Torokina grounded due to maintenance
B-24D Liberator from 90th BG/400th BS at Lunga grounded due to maintenance
SBD-3 Dauntless sighting report: 4 Japanese ships at 110,131 near Shortlands, speed 13, Moving Southwest
PBY-5 Catalina sighting report: 1 Japanese ship at 158,91 near Midway Island, speed 20, Moving Northwest
Hudson III (LR) sighting report: 7 Japanese ships at 101,167 near Lord Howe Island, speed 10, Moving West
B-17D Fortress reports conning tower at 123, 137 near Reef Islands
Japanese Fighter sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Shaoyang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 9th Indian Division
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over Cox's Bazar 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over 9th War Area 
Japanese Fighter sighted over Chihkiang 
Japanese Torpedo Bomber sighted over Shaoyang 
Japanese Aircraft sighted over 9th Indian Division
Japanese Aircraft sighted over Cox's Bazar 
Japanese Fighter Bomber sighted over 9th War Area 
TF 76 does not have enough fuel to complete mission
CS Convoy TF 76 begins loading Supplies at Los Angeles for delivery to Sydney
Imphal expands airfield to size 5
Torokina expands port to size 3
Delayed planes for the aircraft pool:
  2 (0) x F2A-3 Buffalo
Repairs completed on BB Warspite at Pearl Harbor, ship returned to service
Repairs completed on BB Valiant at Bombay, ship returned to service
ACM Kaito Maru is reported to have been sunk near Rabaul on Oct 21, 1942
SC PC-582 arrives at Portland
1st FeG/6th FeS arrives at Chittagong
CATF TS arrives at Chittagong
No.36 Sqn RAF arrives at Tanjore
No.212 Sqn RAF arrives at Karachi
4th Marine Raider Battalion arrives at San Diego
