Upside Down Ace
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Introduction by Calum Laird, Commando Editor...
The Boulton Paul Defiant was one of many planes which didn't
quite live up to their designers' hopes. But you'd never guess that
from Ian Kennedy's dynamic cover where, as only he can, he turns
the world on its head to create another perfect composition.
Inside, John Ridgway - in only his second Commando outing -
delivers an ideal complement to the cover, his crisp, accurate
linework being perfect for aircraft illustration. Being a trained
draughtsman is quite an asset.
The script, by Brunt, gives them full rein to tell the Defiant's
story, while at the same time touching on some of the super-secret
"boffins' war" that went on behind the action in the Second World
War.
(Upside Down
Ace, originally Commando No.572 - August 1971.
Re-issued as No.1604 - May 1982.)