01/15/2019. Remarks by Johan Visschedijk: "Components of fifty-six S.E.5a's were sent to the USA, originally intended for the RFC, these included:

C1115, C1119 to C1121 produced by the Royal Aircraft Factory
C8738 to C8757, C9073 to C9090 produced by Austin Motors
D6101 to D6112 produced by Vickers Aircraft

In the USA they were assembled by the Curtiss company and served in British colors with the USAAS. After the Armistice a number of the S.E.5a's continued in service with the USAAS, but a number were also converted by Eberhardt Steel Product of Buffalo, New York into the S.E.5E. Two S.E.5a's went to the USN, however, with the BuNo A-5588 (ex-D6106) and A-5589: one was carried on a gun turret launching platform on the battleship Mississippi."