[1] Abandoned since 1945, the site is one of three surviving World War II-era heavy bomber airfields in the Katherine–Darwin region.

The airfield was built by C Company and HQ Detachment of the 808th Engineer Aviation Battalion between 27 April 1942 and 16 July 1942.

It was named after Flight Lieutenant Clyde Fenton, a RAAF officer who recommended the site for the airfield.

On 29 February 1944 the USAAF 380th Bombardment Group flew a 16-hour mission from Fenton to Borneo, flying over 2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km; 2,900 mi).

The base infrastructure is gone; only concrete, building foundations, piles of rubble and occasional aircraft parts remain.