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    Luganville Airfield (Bomber 3) Sanma Province Vanuatu (New Hebrides)
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USAAF Oct 12, 1943

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Location
Luganville Airfield was located west of Luganville (Santo) on the southern coast of Espiritu Santo. Also known as "Luganville Field", "Bomber 3" or "Bomber No. 3". Prewar and during the Pacific War located in New Hebrides. Today located in Sanma Province in Vanuatu.

Construction
The single runway 6,400' x 150' oriented roughly northwest to southeast. Taxiways and revetments were built off both sides of the runway and cleared areas off each end of the runway.

Today
Disused since the war.

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July 19, 2024

 

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March 1945

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