Eismeer over Herdla
Overall limited edition of 850 plus 50 giclees
Original quality giclee print on canvas, image size approx. 72cm x 40cm ....£250
Fine art paper print, signed by Koch and Artner 81cm x 48cm ....SOLD OUT
To counter the threat of Allied air superiority over occupied Norway, elements of Jagdgeschwader 5 'Eismeer' (frozen sea) were pulled back from the Russian and Finnish fronts and positioned at various bases along the Norwegian coastline.
The airfield at Herdla, some 30 km northwest of Bergen, was ideally placed to defend a crucial sector of the shipping routes. Over 20 Focke-Wulf 190s of 9 and 12 Staffel JG 5 were posted there and saw extensive combat.
This print depicts an aircraft from each staffel returning to Herdla from an operational sortie in March 1945. 'Weiss 10' and 'Blau 9' were the personal aircraft of Rudi Artner and Karl-Heinz Koch respectively.
