Ibsley 1941 and some of the Sergeant pilots of No. 118 Squadron one of several that flew Spitfires from the Hampshire airfield during the Second World War.   Ibsley was originally constructed as a satellite airfield for Middle Wallop.   It was also used to provide the flying sequences in the wartime film "First of the Few" that featured Leslie Howard.   Thanks to Cymon Birtles, grandson of Flt Sgt Birtles we have this annotated original copy.   L to R: Sgt Pilot Blackie B Blackburn from London, Sgt Pilot Alex H. Alexander from Manchester, Flt Sgt Ron Chiefy Ronald Boswell Birtles DFM from Birmingham, Sgt Pilot Gordon G R Jones from Australia and Sgt Pilot Keith Butell from Australia.   (Thanks to Cymon Birtles and James Robinson and author of the book "In Hampshire's skies" , Colin Crudass.   The picture is credited to the Southampton Hall of Aviation, and the book is published by Tempus Publishing Ltd., The Mill, Brimscombe Port, Stroud Glous. GL5 2QG.)