Avro 504N - African & Asian users

On this second part of the 504N, we're covering both African and Asian users of it.

The South African Air Force employed some of them in order to replace the previous 504K versions. Unlickly, further details about the duration of their service period, and so on are unknown, so the drawing too, should be taken as speculative.

The Royal Thai Air Force, bought some 504N to equip their trainer squadrons. The served alongside the bomber Martin B-10 and the fighter Boeing P-12, so they served, most probably during the mid-to-early 1930s and were replaced by the De Havilland Tiger Moth.

Sources:
1. https://www.aviationmegastore.com/martin-b10-dh82a-tiger-moth-avro-504n---boeing-p12e-royal-thai-air-force-ssn72040-siam-scale-decals-ssn72040-aircraft-scale-modelling-decals/product/?action=prodinfo&art=84134 
2. http://forum.valka.cz/topic/view/108754
3. Salamander Books - The Complete Book of Fighters

Avro 504K - South African Users

Now's the turn for the South African users of the Avro 504K, which was, as far as we know, the only African user to own and use this airplane.

When the World War I ended, South African received some donations as part of the Imperial Gift, which consisted on 113 aircrafts, 100 from the British Government, and 13 from other sources. That way, the South African Air Force was stablished on 1st February 1920 with the Col. Pierre van Ryneveld as the Director of air services.

Anyway, not all of the airplanes were assembled inmediatly, and two Avro 504K were sold to the South African Aerial Transport Company. The rest of the airplane (with the 504Ks among them) formed the No.1 flight of the South African Air Force at the airfield of Swartkop on 26th April 1921 and one year later a second flight was formed, which together with the first one, they formed the No.1 Squadron SAAF.
In December 1920 an Avro 504K was painted with the experimental multi-colour roundel but it was soon found unsuitable.

Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_South_African_Air_Force
2. Salamander Books - The Complete Book of Fighters

Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 - Foreign Users part two

Note: Just another post to cope with the new nation tags. Nothing new.

• South Africa: The SE.5a was the backbone of the newly created South African Air Force in 1921. It may have taken part in the suppression of the Second Rand Rebellion in 1921.
• Soviet Union: Apparently the Bolshevik forces captured the Polish airplane and it was used in the Russian Civil war.
• Spain: The Spanish government bought at least one (some sources claim that they were two) SE.5a from the surplus of the Great War.
• USA: The SE.5a served with the USAAS (United States Army Air Service) and was locally produced by the Austin aviation company who manufactured 1650 exemplars of it. Curtiss also manufactured one of it out of 1000 planned. Eberhart company also manufactured it's own trainer version out of spare parts and they served as advanced trainers well into the late 20s.