Cheng Fu, a former Thunder Tiger Squadron leader, recalls that in the 1950s his salary was only US $ 12 a month. Because there was nothing to buy on base, they wound up spending all their money in just three days of leave. "Most people assumed we were really rich.
身為前雷虎小組領隊的張復記得，民國四十幾年時，他們的月薪只有十二美元；平常在部隊裡沒機會花錢，大家都在每月僅有的三天休假裡把錢花完，「所以很多人會以為飛行員很有錢！