Roden 615 Spad VII c.1 (Lafayette and U.S.A.A.F. Service) 1:32

With the increasing participation by the American Expeditionary Forces in the fighting in Europe at the beginning of 1918, it became clear that there was an urgent need for the Americans to have their own flying squadrons. The Lafayette Squadron SPA.124 was transferred to the newly formed United States Army Air Service with the agreement of the French Military and it was renamed the 103rd Pursuit Squadron.

At that point the pilots had the chance to take the measure of the further development of the S.VII, the SPAD S. VII, the SPAD S. XIII but the new machine still required much modification, and that is why the S.VII continued as a "front line soldier" in the ranks of the United States Army Air Service. Additionally, in building up the equipment of the new Air Service the United States purchased 189 SPAD S.VII machines directly from the French government. They were passed to the newly created 138th and 638th Aero Squadrons, which formed part of the Fifth Pursuit Group at the end of 1918. The next 19 machines of this type were purchased from the government of Great Britain.