M26 · Contemporary operational plan · scan and transcription

Operation Plan 29-42

Dated force organisation and availability, anticipated attack, island defence and striking-force instructions that limited carrier risk.

Author
Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet
Date
27 May 1942 · effective 28 May
Passage
PDF pp.2–6 · task organisation, paragraphs 1(b)–(h), 2 and 3(a)(1)–(5)

What has been checked

PDF pp.1–6 and 9 previously inspected. For chapter 4, pp.1–6 visually rechecked on 18 October 2026, including task organisation and the distinction between Saratoga’s listing and projected availability.

How to read it

Original printed page 2 is absent. Task-organisation entries and registration number differ between copies; do not silently merge them.

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