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'''Vila''' is a site at the southern end of [[Kolombangara]] in the [[Solomon Islands]], originally the location of the '''Vila Stanmore''' [[coconut]] plantation.
During [[World War II]], [[Japan]]ese forces built an [[airstrip]] in order to stage aircraft from [[Rabaul]] down to [[Guadalcanal]], and on several occasions, beginning on [[24 January]] [[1943]] [[United States|US]] attempted to put the airstrip out of operation by bombing it. However, it remained in use until the Japanese evacuated Kolombangara in September and early October [[1943]].
The airstrip survives today, and is occasionally visited by tourists interested in the history.
==External links==
* [http://www.pacificwrecks.com/people/visitors/letourneau/vila.html Picture taken at Vila]
[[Category:Geography of the Solomon Islands]]
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