After the end of the war, the number of SAAF aircraft were greatly reduced, many being scrapped or sold at nominal prices.
 By June 1946, the Squadron was assigned to 7 Wing SAAF based at AFB Waterkloof, flying Harvards but still retaining the Spitfires.
In 1947 the concept of the Active citizen Force was introduced whereby permanent force pilots would fly the squadron aircraft in the week and citizen force pilot officers would pilot the same Harvards and Spitfires over the weekends.
Because of the Citizen Force association with the squadron, its name was changed to 1 "City of Pretoria" Squadron.

By 1954 all of the Squadron's Spitfires were retired and replaced by Sabre Mk6's in 1956.
 Additional new aircraft types were procured and by 1957 the Squadron had 16 Sabres, 12 Vampires and 12 Harvards on strength.

The squadron was later reequipped with the Impala Mk.
I and then the Mirage F1AZ, operating from Hoedspruit until its disbandment on 25 November 1997.
It saw combat during the South African Border War in SWA/Angola.
After the end of the war, the number of SAAF aircraft were greatly reduced, many being scrapped or sold at nominal prices.  By June 1946, the Squadron was assigned to 7 Wing SAAF based at AFB Waterkloof, flying Harvards but still retaining the Spitfires. In 1947 the concept of the Active citizen Force was introduced whereby permanent force pilots would fly the squadron aircraft in the week and citizen force pilot officers would pilot the same Harvards and Spitfires over the weekends. Because of the Citizen Force association with the squadron, its name was changed to 1 "City of Pretoria" Squadron.
By 1954 all of the Squadron's Spitfires were retired and replaced by Sabre Mk6's in 1956.  Additional new aircraft types were procured and by 1957 the Squadron had 16 Sabres, 12 Vampires and 12 Harvards on strength.
The squadron was later reequipped with the Impala Mk. I and then the Mirage F1AZ, operating from Hoedspruit until its disbandment on 25 November 1997. It saw combat during the South African Border War in SWA/Angola.
1 Squadron SAAF