ˈæftɚ dʒəpˈæn ˈɛntɚd ðə wˈɔːɹ, ðə skwˈɑːdɹənz wˈɜːɹəwˌeɪz wɜː kˈɑːmplɪməntᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː baɪ bɹˈuːstɚ bˈʌfəlˌoʊz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ɪntˈɛndᵻd fɚðɪ ˌɛnˌiːˈaɪ ˈɛɹ fˈoːɹs.
After Japan entered the war, the squadron's Wirraways were complemented in 1942 by Brewster Buffaloes originally intended for the NEI Air Force.