[WWI] Brazilian pilots flying Camels in England

[Marcio Antonio Campos]

Friends,

while moving my stash from Sao Jose dos Campos do Curitiba I was
wondering why I got certain kits (this applies more to B***9s and
F***0s, true) and saw a Sopwith Camel. Last evening, surfing the web
looking for info on early Brazilian aviation, I finally remembered why
I had the Camel:

After recognizing state of war with Germany (Brazil never declared war
on any country), our Navy decided to send some officers to flying
training. USA, England and Italy offered to receive the pilots, and
England was the choice for the single ones, and USA for the married
ones. 13 volunteers went to Europe and the list is here:
http://www.naval.com.br/ANB/ANB-historico/ANB-hist04_IGM.htm
("Exército" means "Army") -- the website even has a picture of them.

Here's a translation of part of the text:

"There (in England), the officers attended a fighter flying school and
during this period three officers were excluded, and two were involved
in accidents. Lt. Olavo de Araujo was badly injured, but returned to
Brazil and stayed in the Navy, reaching the rank of Admiral.
Lt. Possolo (who hid his married status to go to Europe) wasn't that
lucky. He died in an accident, becoming the first aerial victim of
Brazilian Navy Aviation. All others went successfully through training
and even joined British officers in a RAF squadron (at that time Navy
aviation -- RNAS -- and Army aviation -- RFC -- joined to create RAF).
But the Royal Navy requested them to make anti-submarine patrols.
After a short adaptation, pilots were sent to RAF 16 Group (Plymouth)
and flew missions over the English Channel in the last days of the
war."

(three other pilots went to USA, and a small group arrived in Italy,
but too late to enter war service)

Here's (http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t70938.html)
a description of Lt. Possolo's fatal crash:

"5 Sept 1918; A formation of six aeroplanes, three flown by Brazilian
officers, took off from the airfield. The leader of the formation Capt
Frank H. Creasy, RAF, stated that they reached a height of about 1,500
ft when he saw Lt Reginald Horace Sanders, eged 24, of 50 TDS
(Eastbourne), piloting a Sopwith Camel (F3207) about 100 ft above
First Lt Eugenio de Silva Possolo, also aged 24, of the Brazilian
navy, also in a Camel. Lt Sanders started to descend to take his place
in the formation about thirty yards to the side of Lt Possolo. However
he appeared to lose sight of the other aircraft and struck it to the
rear and on top of it. Both machines crashed to the ground in a field
near to a farmhouse at Friday Street, causing terrible injuries to
both men. Two of the other aircraft, a Sopwith Pup painted with black
and white stripes and an Avro, landed on the adjacent common. The
pilots got out and ran over to the wreckage, to find the two men dead.
The Coroner expressed the view that no blame was attached to either
officer and the jury returned a verdict of accidental death. After a
burial service, Lt Possolo was intered at Ocklynge Cemetery. Prior to
the interment of Lt Sanders at Hampsted Cemetery, a service was helh
at St Stephen`s Church, Haverstock Hill, London NW."

Another website says

"These pilots, incorporated to the RNAS in the beginning, flew patrol
missions in a squadron made of British, Brazilian and American
personnel, flying Sopwith Camels, under operational control of RAF
Group 10". (this website claims Lt. Araujo died in England, unlike the
other, more complete source I quoted above)

As you can see, lots of blanks to fill. Can someone with more sources
on RAF/RNAS units help finding more refererences, that could allow me
to build at least one Camel of a Brazilian WWI pilot?

Thanks a lot and all the best from Brazil

Marcio