Avro 504K - Asian Users

A little bit later than usual but here it is, our post for the Asian users of the Avro 504K:

• Afghanistan: The King Amanullah Khan of Afghanistan bought some Avro 504K in order to equip the newly formed Royal Afghan Air Force during 1924. They were destroyed while on delivering process in a storm at Peshawar, nowadays Pakistan. 
• British India: Some units of the postwar RAF stationed in the British Raj, used the 504K for training purposes. Further details are unknown.
• Dutch East Indies: The first Dutch Avro 504K was bought after World War I by the Dutch East Indies in order to equip their newly created flying division of the army. They arrived in August 1919 together with some other Airco DH.9. Further twelve 504K were delivered in 1922. It was used as a training airplane. During 1924 it was tried to make an improved version of this airplane at Andir and later at Soekamiskin. It had Plywood fuselage and an improvised fuel tank. They were replaced during late 1920s and early 1930s by the Fokker S.IV and one French Morane-Saulnier AR.35
• Republic of China: The early Republic of China bought some Avro504 which were theoretically used for training. In reallity they were used as improvised against the warlords where the pilot dropped hand grenades and modified mortar shells.
• Japan: After the Great War, the Japanese empire bought an undetermined number of 504Ks both for the Imperial Japanese Navy and the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force in order to train their pilots. They were replaced by the newer Yokosuka K2Y1 in 1928 which was a locally built version of the Avro 504N.
• Turkey: The Turkish forces captured a Greek Avro 504k in the city of Izmir during their war of independence back in 1920. It never flew due to the lack of spare parts. Apparently a second one was found deserted in 1922 at the Gaziemir airport when the war ended.

Sources:

1. http://www.findmodelkit.com/content/afghan-air-force-1924-1928

2. http://www.skytamer.com/Avro%20504.html

3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_504

4. Salamander Books - The Complete Book of Fighters
5. http://kw.jonkerweb.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=735:avro-504-uk&catid=82&lang=en&Itemid=544&showall=1&limitstart=