109 prop pitch (rpm) and the supercharger

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Originally Posted by NZtyphoon

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.

I'd like to think that they did, and as the RAF Flyboy gritted his teeth and fired rounds into the terrified Hun he would've yelled things like "Not so fast Fritz!" and "Your number is up Herr Leutnant!"