S'funny, but the BoB pilots from north of the channel seemed to refer to them as Me109s or more often just 109s. They were meticulous about the 'E', 'F' and 'G' suffixes though. From a protagonist's point of view it was more important to be aware of your opponent's performance and armament, rather than who designed their machine.
In "First Light" Geoffrey Wellum DFC comments on the tendency for German aircraft to break up in flight when pushed - whole tails coming off etc. - was this perchance, a result of all that cutting of corners?
