Port Vila (Vila)
Pre-war town on the island,
located on the south-west coast. Today, it is the capital city of Vanuatu.
US Army 24th Infantry (Black GIs) posted to Efate in April 1942, to provide defense
to free more troops up to move to Guadalcanal.
Bauerfield Airfield (Via, Port Vila Airport)
Airfield north of Port Vila. Still in use today as Vanuatu's International Airport
Quoin Hill Airstrip (Fighter Strip, Quine Hill)
Wartime fighter strip, disused since the war aside from landings by light aircraft only.
Havanah
Bay (Port Havanah)
Located on the north-west coast of the
island. Moso Island is directly across the bay to the north.
This bay was used as a landing area for seaplanes and flying
boats. Later in the war, this area was a rear area and staging
point for thousands of American troops for their R&R.
Units based at Havanah Bay
RAAF No. 11 Squadron
(PBY-4/5), based at Havanah Bay and Noumea until
the May 1942
Havannah Harbor Airstrip (Fighter Strip)
Wartime fighter airstrip, disused since the war.
