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10th December 2022, 01:15
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Luftwaffe Air Combat Slang
There are a number of classic well-known RAF slang phrases eg beware the hun in the sun, gone west, gone for a burton and so on.
Anyone know of any German air slang?
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10th December 2022, 02:52
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Re: Luftwaffe Air Combat Slang
Outstanding question. I hope it does well.
Bronc
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10th December 2022, 08:32
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Re: Luftwaffe Air Combat Slang
I suppose Kaczmarek (wingman) is the best known — but what is its origin? Someone in fiction, or a cartoon character maybe?
Amis, Tommis, Ivans for opponents. Mühle (mill) for an aircraft (or just the engine?) Aal (eel) for Torpedo For veterans of NSG 9, serving in Italy, a Staffelkapitän was “der Capitano”. Last edited by Nick Beale; 10th December 2022 at 12:22. Reason: Correction (with thanks to Bernd barbas)
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10th December 2022, 08:51
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Re: Luftwaffe Air Combat Slang
Indianer for enemy aircraft……Horrido to signify an aircraft shot down… Pauke for enemy spotted and about to attack. There were quite a number of such terms or sayings
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10th December 2022, 09:06
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Re: Luftwaffe Air Combat Slang
Viermots, 4 Motor bombers.
Pauk! Pauk! , Engage, Hit, Attack! There are lots of others in good original air fighting books. Also, many "official" codewords or abbreviations in Night fighting and Radio comms. SM
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10th December 2022, 09:42
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Re: Luftwaffe Air Combat Slang
‘Mühle’ seems to have been used like the RAF ‘kite’.
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10th December 2022, 12:46
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Re: Luftwaffe Air Combat Slang
A friend has sent me copies of "Deckwortverzeichnis für den Jägersprechverkehr"; there are quite a number and quite interesting but no slang as such
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10th December 2022, 13:07
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Re: Luftwaffe Air Combat Slang
"Ich habe durst" - I am thirsty = out of fuel
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10th December 2022, 13:15
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Re: Luftwaffe Air Combat Slang
Understood-Viktor; not understood-Ricardus. We could go on for ages with this!
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10th December 2022, 17:27
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Re: Luftwaffe Air Combat Slang
Here is collection of terms with english translation:
https://www.gyges.dk/Operatonal%20br...Ver%2010_1.pdf
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