Bert Baker's P-47 will probably continue to be one of the standards for other P-47 designs. It was one of the best performers in it's size. The Yellow Aircraft P-47 inherited most of the excellent flying characteristcs of the original design.
Every time you make a straight takeoff an a smooth landing with one of the Yellow P-47s think of Bert, it was good design not accident that makes his stuff fun to fly.