FW 190 A-8 W.Nr 350 185 'Blue 9 + o' of Lt. Karl-Heinz Koch, 12./J.G. 5, Herdla, Norway, April 1945
The pilot of this FW 190 was Lt. Karl-Heinz Koch, a five victory ace. 'Blue 9 + o' was destroyed in a crash at Herdla after combat on 9 February 1945, with Karl-Heinz Koch in the cockpit. Koch's aircraft had a white rudder with his victories over Soviet (four) and British (one) aircraft marked on it. It also had the J.G. 5 emblem on the forward fuselage.

Table 1: Victory List for Karl-Heinz Koch

Date	Pilot: Tally	Unit	Type	Location: Altitude	Time	Source
27.09.44	Lt. Karl-Heinz Koch:	13./J.G. 5	Yak-9	Pl.Qu. 37 Ost/QA-72d: 1,000-1,200 m	11:40	Film C. 2035/II
09.10.44	Lt. Karl-Heinz Koch:	13./J.G. 5	Il-2	Pl.Qu. 37 Ost/TC-7.5: -	15:15	Film C. 2032/II

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