RE: Building the BUSA SPAD 13
This is the cover of the book that I decided the color scheme. This is the second SPAD piloted by 1st Lt. Jacques Michael Swaab. He first flew the SPAD VII, SPAD XIII (7), last the SPAD XIII (15). Each of his planes he had his father’s name “MEYER” painted under the cockpit. Number 7 had MEYER II and number 15 had MEYER III and also 10 German crosses painted around shooting star insignia for his 10 kills. I don’t have a color photo of his plane so I plan to use the standard 5-color camouflage scheme, add the stripe on the top wing and add the number 15. Lt. Swaab had a very colorful history and was one of the many Americans who distinguished himself during the Great War.
Rich