109 prop pitch (rpm) and the supercharger

[NZtyphoon]

Originally Posted by Robo.

Quote from 'Spitfire on my tail' by U. Steinhilper, a Bf 109 pilot who has been shot down on 27.10.1940

A question, and waaay OT - just how often did German pilots yell "Achtung Spitfire!!!" and did they ever yell "Spitfire!!" - I have long taken this to be an urban myth peddled by old British comics (a few years ago I flipped through an olde collection of Victor and Commando comics - every time a German pilot got bounced he yelled "ACHTUNG, SCHPITFUERER!!" or a variation thereof, then "AAARGH!!" as their 109 or 190 was torn apart...)

Did German pilots and aircrew actually use the British "Spitfire", or were they more likely to use the German equivalent Hitzkopf or Feuerkopf?. Just a question and pardon my ignorance.