RAF Ibsley Historical Group

The Group was formed in late august 1992, following an R.A.F. Iblsey Exhibition, arranged by a small group of people, as part of a larger By-Gone Days event being held in aid of Charity earlier that month. Such was the interest shown in one of the wartime buildings still standing on the No. 2 Communal Site at South Gorley, with ex-Ibsley personnel coming from many parts of the country, that requests were made to form an R.A.F. Ibsley Historical Group, and this was done at a special meeting held at the end of August 1992, when Officers and a Committee to run the Group were elected.

The aims and purposes of the Group

# To put in touch again, after many years, comrades who served or were based at R.A.F. Ibsley, 1941-1952, and also the relatives of those who lost their lives while serving at the station.
# To keep members from the country and worldwide in touch with group activities etc., by means of a quarterly Newsletter.
# The continuing research of historical details connected with R.A.F.Ibsley, 1941-1952.
# The collection and preservation of photographs, documents and memorabilia connected with aviation, especially World War II and Ibsley in particular.
# To hold an annual exhibition of photographs and memorabilia concerning the history of R.A.F. Ibsley and the local district, and also to stage smaller displays when and where the opportunity arises.
# The fostering of good comradeship between members of the Group.
# To organize social events for members and friends.
# To seek to preserve any building or other wartime structure of R.A.F. Ibsley thought to be worthy of such a cause.