ɪkwˈɪpt wɪð hˈɔːkɚ dˈiːmənz ænd də hˈævɪlənd dʒˈɪpsi mˈɑːθs, tˈuː θˈɜːdz ʌv ɪts pˌɜːsənˈɛl wɜː pˈɑːɹttˈaɪm sˌiːˌeɪˈɛf mˈɛmbɚz ænd wˈʌn θˈɜːd bᵻlˈɔŋd tə ðə pˈɜːmənənt ˈɛɹ fˈoːɹs pˌiːˌeɪˈɛf.
Equipped with Hawker Demons and de Havilland Gipsy Moths, two thirds of its personnel were part-time CAF members and one third belonged to the Permanent Air Force (PAF).