Profile by Kjetil Aakra
FW 190 A-8 W.Nr 732 197 'White 10 + ' of Ofw. Rudi Artner, 9./J.G. 5, Herdla, Norway, April 1945

Rudi Artner scored a total of 20 victories, including a pair of Finnish Ju 88s. These are shown on the rudder, with the top row showing five victories against the Soviets, the middle row showing seven Soviet victories, and the bottom showing five Soviets, two Finnish, then another Soviet, for a total of 20. This FW 190 A-8 had J.G. 5's Black/Yellow RV band, along with the Geschwader emblem on the forward fuselage.

Table 1: Victory List for Rudolf Artner
Date Pilot: Tally Unit Type Location: Altitude Time Source
23.04.44 Gefr. Rudolf Artner: 1 9./J.G. 5 Il-2 S.E. Maida: low-altitude 10:51 Film C. 2032/I
10.05.44 Gefr. Rudolf Artner: 2 9./J.G. 5 Airacobra Pl.Qu. 37 Ost S/SB-3.3.c: 500 m 01:45 Film C. 2032/I
25.05.44 Uffz. Rudolf Artner: 3 9./J.G. 5 Airacobra N.E. Berlevaag: 1,500 m 21:44 Film C. 2032/I
26.05.44 Uffz. Rudolf Artner: 4 9./J.G. 5 Airacobra N.E. Hamningberg: low-altitude 04:57 Film C. 2032/I
26.05.44 Uffz. Rudolf Artner: 5 9./J.G. 5 Curtiss P-40 S.W. Hamningberg: low-altitude 05:08 Film C. 2032/I
15.06.44 Uffz. Rudolf Artner: 6 9./J.G. 5 Il-2 N. Petsamo: low-altitude 02:30 Film C. 2032/I
17.06.44 Uffz. Rudolf Arnter: 7 9./J.G. 5 Curtiss P-40 E. Kiberg: 800 m 07:45 Film C. 2032/I
28.06.44 Uffz. Rudolf Artner: 8 9./J.G. 5 Yak-9 Pl.Qu. 37 Ost/RB-47.1.a: 1,000 m 04:15 Film C. 2032/I
28.06.44 Uffz. Rudolf Artner: 9 9./J.G. 5 Airacobra W. Kirkenes: 4,000 m 00:03 Film C. 2032/I
04.07.44 Uffz. Rudolf Artner: 10 9./J.G. 5 Boston III Pl.Qu. 37 Ost/SB-1.5.d: 3,500 m 19:03 Film C. 2035/II
17.07.44 Uffz. Rudolf Artner: 11 8./J.G. 5 Boston III E. Kirkenes: 4,000 m 19:07 Film C. 2035/II
22.07.44 Uffz. Rudolf Artner: 12 8./J.G. 5 Curtiss P-40 N.W. Petsamo-Bucht: 100 m 12:20 Film C. 2035/II





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