Twelve Blister, and two Bellman hangars, were built and ten dispersed accommodation sites were laid out to the north for the airmen and women.

[2] Ibsley was built between 1940 and early 1941 (opening in February of 1941), and was 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Ringwood.

[3] Parts of the base had been built on Ibsley Common, including blast walls, a bunker and some accommodation blocks.

One lake is overlooked by the derelict, windowless control tower, although plans for The Landmark Trust to restore and repurpose this building as holiday accommodation were revealed by The Guardian newspaper in July 2023.

A very small section of the end of runway 01 still exists south of Ellingham Drove at the southern part of the airfield.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency