profh0011 wrote:
Comicsdad:
"Although I am always peeved when I see Stukas flying in the British airspace in 1944. C'mon, those were ancient planes by then! No way would they be sent anywhere, even just to deliver a message to the Howlers......
Art by Ayers and Tartaglione, very detailed planes."

I'm no authority, but I feel compelled to ask... are you SURE? The reason I ask is, I read in an interview that Dick Ayers was initially very put-off by Jack Kirby's LACK of authenticity when it came to weapons. Dick said he would re-draw all of Jack's guns so they'd look right. Now, that tells me Dick was someone who cared very much for historical authenticity, especially in a war book. Since SGT. FURY had become Dick's book, I find it hard to imagine him drawing airplanes that weren't right for the period. I mean, he was there.
Yep, already from 1943 onwards Stukas were used basically for ground attacks (anti-tank) in the Eastern Front. They would have been very easy pickings for Allied fighters over the English Channel. The Stuka is drawn very well, though!

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