RLAF CPK pilots were known to fly high number of sorties per day.

The following recollections was provided by Toufong Vang, the son of Maj. Vang Sue who was killed in action in the line of duty on October 18, 1972.

"When we talked about the high numbers of sorties my father flew.

There were days where my father flew 17 sorties. And since he was never by himself, it meant that the CPK from his squadron were flying that many, too. It meant fighting was nearby and vicious and that these guys were exposed to enemy fire 17 times that day. Oftentimes, the CPK flew 14 days straight before getting a day or two off.

Things were crazy in MRII especially around the PDJ. CPK in that region easily flew 300+ missions per month. From June 1969 - March 1971 my father had flown 30 different T-28s. He was shot down once and crashed two others. Xiong Koua said they flew from dawn to dusk and everyday that the weather permitted. They flew less during the monsoon season, but Vang Pao paid a bonus of 1000 kip for each mission. 300,000 kip on top of their regular pay was a king's ransome!"

Maj. Vang Sue. KIA Oct. 18, 1972.