ðə skwˈɑːdɹən ɪnˈɪʃəli flˈuː pˈiː fˈɪfti wˈʌn mˈʌstæŋ pˈɪstənˈɛndʒɪn fˈaɪɾɚz ænd tˈaɪɡɚ mˈɑːθ tɹˈeɪnɚz, bˌʌt ɪt wʌz lˈeɪɾɚ ɹˌiːɪkwˈɪpt wɪð də hˈævɪlənd vˈæmpaɪɚ ænd ɡlˈɑːstɚ mˈiːɾɪɚɹ ˈɛf.ˈeɪt dʒˈɛt fˈaɪɾɚz ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z.
The squadron initially flew P-51 Mustang piston-engine fighters and Tiger Moth trainers, but it was later re-equipped with de Havilland Vampire and Gloster Meteor F.8 jet fighters in the 1950s.