FW 190 A-8 'Blue 8 + o' of Uffz. Dietrich, 12./J.G. 5, Herdla, Norway, April 1945
This was one of the aircraft that appeared in the well-known photos of FW 190s lined up at Herdla in the final months of World War II. The pilot was Uffz. Dietrich. The plane survived the war, but was destroyed at Herdla in summer of 1945. 'Blue 8 + o' was probably flown by 13./J.G. 5 in northern Norway in autumn 1944, before being transferred to III. Gruppe in early November 1944, when the wavy IV. Gruppe symbol was overpainted. A previous aircraft number was probably also overpainted. The name "Erika" was carried under the cockpit, but cannot be seen in this profile. Also carried was the J.G. 5 emblem on the cowling.

For a photo of this aircraft from James V. Crow's collection, see M. Jessen, Focke Wulf 190: Defending the Reich, 1943-1945, Greenhill Books, London, 2000, p.52.

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