By chance, Karl Offer, a coordinator of Societe d’Aviation Extreme Oriente, was also a member of the Royal Bangkok Sports Club.

On the evening of February 3, 1911, Minister of Defense General Phichai Srisuradej, King Vajiravudh (Rama VI), and other Royal Family members visited the racecourse to watch the demonstration, which made headlines in the Bangkok Times.

[1] By November 2, 1913, the three military officers returned with a French mechanic, 3 Breguet planes and 4 Nieuport monoplanes which the Thai government had ordered.

[5] On December 19, the officers conducted the first flight tests on the aircraft, and by January 13, an aviation unit was formed through the Siamese Army.

[5] With the finishing of Don Mueang Airport, the aviation unit was transferred, and the Sra Pathum Racecourse run by the Royal Bangkok Sports Club continued operations as-per-usual.

[8] It was built by the North American Aviation and originally used by the United States Air Force, which was later restored airworthy from its previous civilian life.