Spad VII C1 as flown bt Alberto Lello Portela

[Nuno Andresen]

Hi! Greetings to all of you!

This is my very first post, so let me first salute all aviation enthusiasts around!

I know this is a very long shot, nevertheless I would really like to see if I can solve an enigma.

I would like to create a model of the sole Portuguese Aircraft Ace of all time. Lieutenant Alberto Lello Portela. But as usual comes the ever present doubts:


There were already two illustrations published of his aircraft:

This first in French magazine Avions issue 96




And this other in Osprey Aviation Elite Units Esquadrille Lafayette:



As far as I know there is also this single photograph.





Now comes the question: As both illustrations are so different, is there a single soul who can share more photographs of his aircraft to clear my doubts regarding how it looked back in 1918?


This has to be the longest shot in the history of world wide web! But hope there is an answer in this marvelous community of enthusiasts!


Thank you!