Location
Located to the north-west of Port Moresby. To the east is the Lea Lea River. To the south-east is Boera.

Redscar Head & Redscar Bay
Located at the mouth of Vanapa River and Galley Reach. Redscar is the name of a promenent rock that is red in color and clearly visible from the sea or air.

P-39D Airacobra Serial Number 41-6945
Pilot Carpenter, force landed on mud flat near Redscar

P-39F Airacobra Serial Number 41-7136
Pilot Rice, last seen over Redscar area, MIA

B-25H Mitchell Serial Number 43-4341
Pilot Dreger, crashed into sea off Redscar Head for reasons unknown

P-47D Thunderbolt
Pilot unknown, crashed on the beach

P-47D "Hi Topper" Serial Number 42-8081
Pilot Lolos ditched October 10, 1943

Varivari Island
Small island located to the northwest of Redscar

Caution Bay
Eight mile wide bay that stretches from Lagava Island to Boera Head forms Caution Bay.

P-39F Serial Number 41-7188
Pilot Hawkins, force landed May 8, 1942 on Varivari Island

Idiha Island
Located at the southern edge of Caution Bay, south of Redscar and east of Boera.

Ray Fairfield recalls from the 1960-1970s:
"We found bombs of varying sizes on most islands, including Local and Idihi. I still remember the safety radius for a 500-pounder was 2 miles."

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Last Updated
October 13, 2009