Using some NT $ 3.2 billion (US $ 90 million) of funds donated by patriotic citizens, 18 F5E fighters have been purchased and organized into a self-reliance air force squadron to guard the nation.
今年三月，國防基金會成立之後，經國先生為使愛國捐獻運動更有意義，特指示先購買 F 五 E 戰鬥機十八架，編成空軍自強中隊，負起保衛國家的責任。除了充實國力之外，經國先生並且一再強調我們還要：增進國民生活、擴大憲政功能與確立廉能政治。