Monday, 25 May 2026

Fw 190 A-8, WNr.732197, Fw. Rudolf Artner JG 5

 


Fw 190 A-8 'White 10' WNr.732197, Herdla. Photos dated 8 March 1945, after Fw. Artner (standing on the wing and then seated on the stabiliser with his 'Abschussstock') had scored his 20th victory, a Beaufighter (RD 132) of 455 Sqn.  'White 10' features the JG 5 yellow/black 'Bauchbinde' RVT fuselage bands, the 'new' setting-sun 'Eismeer' cowl emblem and the typical 9. Staffel white-painted armoured ring protecting the oil cooler. Ago-built WNr.732197 was scrapped in Norway at the end of the war. Also in the images are Uffz. Siegfried Ballerstädt and Uffz. Martin Ullman of 9./JG 5. Previously published in Rodeike's 'Jagdflugzeug 190', decals for 'white 10' are available via EagleCals.








Also on this blog;

Hptm. Theo Weißenberger's I./JG 5 on the Invasionsfront

Hptm. Horst Carganico's Bf 109 G-6/AS Kommandeur I./JG 5