1 1 GENSA sy «s aTUr ENDOV ED ° E- Seiery REST ry SS = - xic GUN SMASHMA is MMUNIT! ne : ouT issVE mSON " MAR. Vi WATCH OUT FOR THE COMMANDO ON THE COVER—one of a new “ Warriors of the World” series featured on the cover each week1969. © IPC Magazines Ltd., AA. 428 . : aes —m . : ae Tie BATTLE OF BRITAIN HAD REACHED ITS GLORIOUS CULMINATION. THE DEPLETED SQUADRONS OF FIGHTER COMMAND STILL KEPT THE. MARAUOING ENEMY UNDER CONTROL » BUT GERMANY WAS NOT YET DEFEATED. FROM WHAT QUARTER, WOULD THE BLOW FALL NOW 7 THE DRUMMING RISE AND FALL OF UNSYNCHRONISED AERO-ENGINES FROM THE NIGHT FIGHTER BOYS “THE STEEL BATS*GAVE THE ANSWER, § COULD THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN BE WON BY 7 ENEM--AT NIGHT. i vf4 Chapter lL. THE REBEL AT RAF ELTENSHAW, NO.870 SQUADRON OF FIGHTER WS wy’ COMMAND CAME dl AFTER A VICTORIOUS BATTLE OVER THEN -4 B008ED AGAIN’ | NORTH FORELAND © FLIGHTLI LIEUTENANT BILL MITCHELL ¥ —€ CANT D0 ANYTHING RIGHT J), FOLLOWED HIS savineny eR an ; f evar Peiaibige: \ HE LATED | tf = s { HEWAS GOING TO CHASE ) | “? FHATPARTICUAR F CERRY oo 0 itt Cz wii ag Ne ONCE BACK AT THE FLIGHTS, BILL MET THE PENT-UP WRATH OF HIS SQUADRON COMMANDER. SQUADRON:LEADER ESMOND FURNESS, 2-5-0, DEC AND BARo ( ~~ MISTER SLAP-HAPPY "MITCHELL! ARE YOu MY NUMBER TWO~~ OR AREN'T YOu - “THEN WHY ‘THE DICKENS DIDN'T YOU STICK ON MY TAIL WHEN $ WENT AFTER. THAT JERRY FIGHTER 7 INEARIN GOT CLOBBERED Sg| Mrrouene WAS SAVED THE NECESSITY OF EXPLAINING BY THE ARRIVAL OF THE STATION A DSUTAN To EXCUSE ME, $122. / CONFOUND HIM! ~ f Al MARSHAL FENNER f {MEAN--OH, FORGETIT! } WAS ARRIVED, ANDIS | | TELL HIM UM ON-THE WAY! WAITING FORYOUUP / \ SEENOU LATER, AT YOUR OFFICE £ . MIT@HELL # / nor 70 wordy / ito, THANKS," | | BILL MITCHELL SMARTED UNDER THE LASH MITCH! THE SKIPPERS Y pAnoy! you-co | TWAS ALL THE Moke PANFUL FOR HAD TOO MUCH~~LIKE | ON~=1'M GOING TO LET We ALL he ‘ t ETS warte A LETTER BEING WELL MERE TED « ce “a cbt) "PADDY WAS RIGHTS weve Alt HAD ENOUGH. AND WHAT > MAKES IT WORSE 1S TO HEAR THE VERRIES GOING OVER AT NIGHT * WHILE WERE SAFELY ON THE DECK! V0 GIVE ANYTHING 70 GET UP THERE AND PULL/EM DOWN £Al2 MARSHAL FENNER WAS NO RELATION 70 | ESMOND FURNESS. ALTHOUGH AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS "UNCLES THEIR FRIENDSHIP HAD GROWN OVER THE YEARS OF PEACE. NOW, IN WAR, FENNER VALUED THE SHREWD JUDGMENT /\\j AND FORESIGHT OF THE YOUNGER MAN 000 MORNING, UNCLE? ZA DIDN'T EXPECT You- TODAN # rhe E rs = [ip | THOROUGHLY IRRITATED BY FENMER'S | FORTHRIGHT JOCULARITY ~= FURNESS “TURNED LIKE A TIGER. 006 ‘'LL TELL YOU WHAT'S THE MATTER ~~ { JHE CARELESS, BUMBLING, NINCOMPOOP YOUNG FOOLS YOU SEND ME. AND YOU CALL THEM PILOTS ~~~ BAH f wo HAwe YOU'RE IN ONE OF Your EviL MOODS: HELLO,COBNUT REO TWO! = GET WEAVING, OLD BOY, pies BE LATE FOR THE , PARTY? BANDITS AT S ANGELS 20, YOURE % My RIGHT ON CONSE / itis. “ye v0,cognurs? "THIS 1$ RED LEADER. THE BLIGHTERS HAVE TURNED [ BACK! HELLO,COBNUT RED | | TWO, JOLLY DECENT OF You \ TO TURN UP BETTER \, LATE THAN NEVER \ SUPPOSE /24 THE SQUADRON LEADER'S WITHERING g SARCASM WAS LOST ON MITCH. a "HE HAD NOT EVEN HEARD ooe - / WELL, THEYRE |\ ALL BACK IN ONE. ) \ PIECE? e MITCHELL WON'T BE WHEN THE OLD MAN'S FINISHED \ WITH HIM. HE WAS ¥ \ BLISTERING THE AIR ONHISR-Te _/ i - LE TERIAL OO) , PIV U CTP ee OMG ELE Al bd RAIGHT FOR LE ” NIGHT FIGHTER, (SHE? A SPINELESS SWAB LIKE HIM [SNT CD FIT TOFLY AT ALL f25 | BEFORE FURNESS QOULD OPEN HS MOUTH, SOMETHING | SUDDENLY WENT "CLICK IN MITCH'S BRAIN. HE BECAME) A? AT ONCE COLOLY AND IMPLACABLY ANGRY). 2« ns ———— = (Ve GOT NOTHING 10 SAY 70 YOU, FURNESS ~~ NOTHING AT ALL 7 FROM NOW ON SLL FIGHT MY OWN. - WAR. {IF I7/S TROUBLE YOU WANT, FURNESS, {'LL MAKE 1T AS AND WHEN You LIKE £ NOW GET OUTOF MY WAY ey SY wuyeyou A INSUBORDINATE »-. THEY WERE NEARLY BACK AT THE FLIGHT OFFICES BEFORE THE ADJUTANT COULD fit HAVE YouooWwN — | | OFFER AN EXPLANATION... . TO THE RANKS FOR THAT, | HMM, 1 SEE. THERE. h ! fa Seu You / ) |] (Monge some exouse. | GUT, EVEN SO, | EXPECT MY OFFICERS TO HAVE SOME SELF-CONTROL /Chapter 2. A FEW DAYS LATER FURNESS, MITCHELL [ies "AND. SIX OTHER PILOTS FOUND THEMSELVES | POSTED TO N° 770 SQUADROM (MIGHT 2 FIGHTERS) COMMANDED BY NIGHT FIGHTER , ACE TAFFY JONES, PEFOnPFL,AFE 0 ; | AIR COMMOPORE MAGNALTY WAS TOUGH, } | HE WADA TOUGH JOB coe a YOU FELLERS AREGOING. “~ ‘TO HAVE JO UNLEARN EVERYTHING \ YOU EVE? KNEW/S FROM NOW ON, YOU'LL BE FIGHTING AT MIGHT.’ CONTROL WILL GET YOU AG NEAR AS THEY CAN TO YOUR ENEMY ~~ BUT FROM THEN ON ITLL BE UPTO YOU. SO FAR, WE'VE BEEN RELYING ON JHE PILOTS NIGHT VISION TO GET HIM TO THE ENEMY Y SOON WE HOPE TOHAVE SCIENTIFIC AIDS TO ! HELP YOU~~BUT UNTIL THEN, (T'S UP TO EACH ONE OF YOU PERSONALLY. J UNDERSTAND THATONE 4 OF YOU HAS ALREADY HAD UNOFFICIAL SUCCESS. \.-FUGHT LIEUTENANT MITCHELL, (SN'TIT 2 i FTT l ea How Po You f ACCOUNT FOR THIS f BRILLIANT SUCCESS 7 | WASITA NO, SIZ, 1 DONT THINIC So. {1'$ JUST THAT 1 COULD SEE THE JERRY PLAINLY BEFORE HE SAW ME / Mos NAS /& a = HE He i lit eet THAT'S fT, ewer, COT THE ONLY ANSWER WE KNOW ~ o if COME ON THERE, WILTON’ GET CRACKING s “COMING, SKIPPERS| Conreos 700k THEM 45 FAR AS” =P" 7a THEY COULD TO THEY ENEMY vo.’ z /" {CAN'T SEEA 2 THINGS {71'S AS BLACK AS THE INSIDE | \ OF A DARK SOCK BUT MITCHS KEEN EYES PICKED UP A SINISTER SMUDGE LOW ON THE STARBOARD QUARTER «0+ Dy — ac oy i've SPOTTED HIM of WILTON! GET READY FOR SOME FUN! HE'S DOWN ON woe “THE STARBOARD QUARTERAT JO * YE — TWO O/CLOCK~-ABOUT 500 YARDS 7 , CANIT SEE HIM YET, SUPPER £ ae ded A clGO ON, MAN~~ SHOOT! {F YOu CAN'T SEE, SHOOT OVER THE STARBOARD WINGS ouay/ \ HERE GOES / } FLAME REACHED FOR THE GERMAN RAIDER | "= JUL —ULY FROM WILTON'S FOUR BROWNINGS ace © NICE WORK, i GUNNER J fb eet et S Ay thesa5 | As THE GERMAN PLUNGED | ‘DEFIANT ON TO THE COURSE // WEEP NOUR EYES OPEN, GUNNER! f WITH ALL THOSE SEARCHLIGHTS AND | “THAT FLAK,WE SHOULD PICK UP \. ANOTHER IN SILHOUETTE ¢ SOMETHING AHEAD, SIIPPER f BUT THIS TIME THINGS WERE NOT 80 SIMPLE 00 GIVE HIM ALL YOU'VE GOT, GUNNER! JHE GLIGHTER’S HITTING BACK AT US / 3NO, SKIPPER... ( {TSHOOK MEA SIT, § \. THATS ALL / You've GoT HIM, ANYWAY. WERE 7WO UPSSQUADRON LEADER FURNESS WAS ff NOT HAVING THE SAME LUCK ooo ff DARN IT, GUNNER / CAN'T YOU SEE ANYTHING 7 NO, SiR! YOu KEEP TURNING TOWARDS ALL THAT LIGHT. IT'S RUINING MY NIGHT VISION? 1N THE PITCH DARK 1 COULD BUT FURNESS HAD HIS OWM IDEAS | 333 ON NIGHT FIGHTING 0 ‘“t bie we oe Z Soi aaa Li Vy se You've FOUND NOTHING SO FAR. WE'LL et Seay «TRY AND GETONE IN SENN «SILHOUETTE! “THERE You ARE~+ DEAD AHEAD ? WHAT 0104 TELL OU 7