My father flew P-47's. His first plane was called THUMPER which is what they called their first son (my oldest brother) because he thumped his foot a lot in the crib. He named his next plane after my mom Virginia, GINNIE. He told me that was the last plane he named as it was shot down while another pilot was flying it. So many P-47's were getting shot up so bad due to the ground attacks that they went thru many planes. He said they flew whichever plane was available.