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World War II Fenton Base Camp - NT 

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PlaceID80945
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Latitude13.59547º S 13º 35' 43.69" S
Longitude131.3302º E 131º 19' 48.72" E
Altitude148m
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 Location of World War II Fenton Base Camp

From Adelaide River, 46.32kms SE (64.2kms, 1hr 0mins driving) Driving Directions
From Pine Creek, 59.77kms NW (73.7kms, 1hr 9mins driving) Driving Directions
From Daly River, 69.34kms E (114kms, 1hr 44mins driving) Driving Directions
From Timber Creek, 245.86kms N (450kms, 5hrs 29mins driving) Driving Directions
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 Description of World War II Fenton Base Camp

The gate is located 7.3km from Dorat Rd, a signposted 4WD track heads off to the old camp for the WWII Fenton airstrip. Fenton was mainly used as a base for long-range USAAF Liberators on bombing missions over the Indonesian archipelago.

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 Images of World War II Fenton Base Camp

World War II Fenton Base Camp - Officers Club and Bar site
World War II Fenton Base Camp - Baseball & Cricket Field
World War II Fenton Base Camp - Sgt Donald A Engel
World War II Fenton Base Camp - Fenton Camp Info Sign
World War II Fenton Base Camp - Pilots Briefing Room
World War II Fenton Base Camp - USAAF 380 Bomb Group HeadquartersEdit Properties

World War II Fenton Base Camp - Dedication to USAAF 380 Bomb Group
World War II Fenton Base Camp - View toward Airstrip from Camp
World War II Fenton Base Camp - Fenton Camp Map

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 Weather & Climate for World War II Fenton Base Camp

Closest Weather Station

Douglas River at 15:30 06 Sep CST
Distance from 30.72 DOUGLAS RIVERkm SW
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
36.1°C 37.0°C 35% 18.4°C 1008.5hPa 0.0mm ENE 11km/h
6knots
30km/h
16knots

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Douglas River
Distance from World War II Fenton Base Camp 30.72km SW
 JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C 33.733.133.734.7 33.031.431.633.5 36.537.336.935.0
Mean Min. °C 24.023.823.120.8 16.513.613.114.3 18.422.223.523.8
Mean Rain mm 275.4286.4230.449.8 8.82.73.10.8 4.138.8117.3196.4

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