When I started playing (3 years ago, I was 15 then) I thought that there would be no way to change my name once I picked one, so I wanted a good one (now I know you can just call up HTC and ask for a new one). I couldn't think of any names since every one I tried was taken: Hotshot, Ace, Maverick, etc etc (I was 15 I thought they were cool names ). Sitting there thinking I noticed my dads Beer bottle sitting on the table (betcha you can't guess what kind it was! ), and saw a name on the back. Never thought once about changing it.
I have no idea where I came up with mine.
coupla days into my 2 weeks and I happened to run into a low lanc in my Hurri I, used all my .303 blasting away at its tail with not much effect then remembered a BoB story I'd heard, so grabbed a little alt and dived on its tail using my wing to slice it off did a little googling and found the name of the pilot so ...Sgt. R T Holmes(Image removed from quote.)