Originally the donation quota for the then state of Malaya was only 100,000 Yang, the cost of a single airplane. But after Tan called for support, they raised more than l.3 million Yang, enough to buy aircraft for an entire squadron.
本來馬來亞華僑的認捐額度只需十萬大洋，合算為飛機一架，但在陳嘉庚登高一呼下，竟然募到一百三十多萬大洋，足足可買一個中隊的飛機！