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Rjel - those nicknames are not lame.
Some of pilots used to treat their maschines almost like best lovers - that's why the call them diminutively.

I fully understand that. Those weren't wartime nicknames to the best of my knowledge. At least I've never once read those names in any writing then or in recent years. No those nicknames are from very recent times, I'm guessing since this sim has been around. I don't care for them to be honest but that's just my opinion.