I unremember the source, but there was a nice quote from a wartime RAF pilot who had been comparing (unfavourably) his daily pay rate with an airfield construction worker .

“Ah” said the construction worker “but of course, I have to work through air raids”.

Probably apocryphal but none the less amusing.

I read that as well, but it was a long time ago and I can’t remember where- as I recall, the pilot earned about £6 a week, the worker £8.
Mike