"For instance, during the periods of the Republican revolution and war of resistance against Japan, the overseas Chinese heeded the call to 'join the air force and save the country.' Most of the overseas Chinese pilots coming back to the country were from Guangdong province, many of them Taishanese," Mai observes.
「譬如在國民革命及抗日期間，美國的華僑子弟響應『航空救國』號召，回國來的華僑飛行員多數是廣東籍，其中許多人是台山子弟」，麥錫照指出。