The SVA-5 was a highly successful Italian WWI design that saw service up to 1929. The aircraft was very fast for its time and the Italians wisely used it for strategic recon and bombing. the SVA-5 flew legendary missions over 500 miles in length, returning with valuable photos. After the war, the aircraft was flown by Argentina, Brazil, France, Lithuania, Latvia, Holland, Peru, Poland, the Soviet Union, Spain and the United States. One even flew from Rome to Tokyo.