I'm thinking it's a fighter jet. GM (I think) was making bombers for WWII at that time period, some of them had teeth painted on them. The B-24 Bomber was the first, I think. The P-40 had a Tiger on the front, not sure about the rest.
Eh? Fits all the clues, definitely an American icon.
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