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The airstrip was used during World War II but is no longer usable as an airstrip. |
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|location=[[Efate]], [[New Hebrides Islands]] |
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|coordinates={{Coord|-17.54000|N|168.44200|E}} |
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|type=Military Airfield |
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|built=1942 |
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|builder=Seebees |
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|materials=Coral |
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|used= 1942-5 |
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|condition=abandoned |
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|controlledby=[[United States Army Air Forces]]<br>[[United States Navy]] |
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==History== |
==History== |
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A site was chosen for a bomber airfield and in October the Seebees started constructing a 6,000 ft by 200 ft runway which was completed by the middle of January 1943.<ref name= "Bases204-5">Bases, p.204-5</ref> |
A site was chosen for a bomber airfield and in October the Seebees started constructing a 6,000 ft by 200 ft runway which was completed by the middle of January 1943.<ref name= "Bases204-5">Bases, p.204-5</ref> |
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==Postwar== |
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==Airlines and destinations== |
==Airlines and destinations== |
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{{coord|-17.54000|168.44200|type:airport_region:VU-SEE_source:ourairports.com/data|display=title}} |
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==See Also== |
==See Also== |
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Revision as of 14:39, 5 June 2013
| Quoin Hill Airfield | |
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| Efate, New Hebrides Islands | |
| Coordinates | -17.54000°N 168.44200°E / 17.54000°S 168.44200°E Coordinates: latitude degrees < 0 with hemisphere flag {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude |
| Typ | Military Airfield |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces United States Navy |
| Condition | abandoned |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1942 |
| Built by | Seebees |
| In use | 1942-5 |
| Materials | Coral |
Quoin Hill Airfield was an airfield in North Efate, in Vanuatu (IATA: UIQ, ICAO: NVVQ). The airfield was used during World War II but is no longer usable as an airstrip.
History
World War II
With Japanese forces establishing bases on Guadalcanal which threatened the sea route between the U.S. and Australia, Admiral King distributed the joint basic plan for the occupation and defense of Efate on 20 March 1942. Under its terms the US Army was to defend Efate and support the defense of ships and positions. The US Navy's task was: (1) to construct, administer and operate a naval advance base, seaplane base, and harbor facilities; (2) to support Army forces in the defense of the island; (3) to construct an airfield and at least two outlying dispersal fields; (4) to provide facilities for the operation of seaplane-bombers.[1]
On 25 March 1942, the Army sent about 500 men to Efate from Noumea, and the 4th Defense Battalion, 45th Marines, arrived on 8 April. Elements of the 1st Naval Construction Battalion arrived on Efate on 4 May 1942.[2]
A site was chosen for a bomber airfield and in October the Seebees started constructing a 6,000 ft by 200 ft runway which was completed by the middle of January 1943.[3]
Postwar
Investigations took place in the late 1980s as to whether Quoin Hill could be used as an alternate for Bauerfield International Airport, but this never came to fruition.
Airlines and destinations
- None
See Also
References
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