However, with never more than eight aircraft operational, this was an exception.

The first full squadron of 12 operational aircraft was to be ready by January 2001.

It had also suffered a high attrition rate but could field some 300 operational aircraft.

By the end of May, it had 1,116 crews and 1,207 operational aircraft.

By the end of 1941, the air force had 364 operational aircraft.

By the end of 1914, they managed to have 147 operational aircraft deployed in 14 units.

The squadron strength was now down to 22 operational aircraft.

Just over a month earlier, it possessed 2,226 operational aircraft on 17 August.

"I want it to look like a fully operational aircraft," he explained.

The first operational aircraft were delivered to combat units at the beginning of 1950.