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Location Lat 17 40' 0S Long 168 25' 0E Efaté Island is roughly circular in the center in Shefa Province in Vanuatu (Republic of Vanuatu, New Hebrides). Also spelled Efate. To the north is Havannah Harbor and Moso Island to the north and Leleppa Island to the northwest. Wartime History On May 27, 1942 the forward echelon of U.S. Marines Corps (USMC) VMF-212 arrived to aid construction of the airfields on Efate. On May 29, 1942 additional Marines arrive on Efate. On November 2, 1942 a reconaissance flight is made over reconnoiter Port Vila and Havannah Harbor on Efate by Japanese E9W1 floatpane launched by Japanese submarine I-8. During the remainder of 1942 and 1943, developed into a base area with two airfields and a seaplane base: Bauer Field (Via, Port Vila Airport) and Havannah Harbor Airstrip (Fighter Strip) plus Havannah Harbor Seaplane Base. The bases on Efate supported the Guadalcanal Campagin and later the American advance in the Solomon Islands. Port Vila (Vila) Pre-war town on the island, located on the south-west coast. Today, it is the capital city of Vanuatu. Havannah Harbor Airfield (Fighter Strip) Wartime fighter airstrip, disused since the war Havannah Harbor (Port Havannah) Located on the northwest coast of Efaté Island Contribute
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