▁Bear , ▁the ▁Bo eing ▁B - 5 2 ▁Str at of ort ress , ▁Columbia , ▁and ▁Apple ▁Pie . ▁ ▁The ▁Sh ark ▁M outh ▁design . ▁Although ▁originally ▁from ▁Aust rial ▁this ▁sty list ic ▁design ▁was ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁Vol unte er ▁Group ▁in ▁Asia ▁know ▁more ▁commonly ▁as ▁" The ▁F lying ▁Tig ers " ▁this ▁design ▁was ▁painted ▁on ▁the ▁units ▁P - 4 0 ▁f igh ters ▁around ▁large ▁air ▁int ake ▁near ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁plane . ▁This ▁image ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁placed ▁on ▁various ▁aircraft ▁sich ▁as ▁American ▁U H - 1 and ▁A H - 1 ▁hel ic op ters ▁during ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁modern ▁day ▁A - 1 0 ▁th under bol t II , ▁A - 2 9 ▁Super t uc ano ▁and ▁AT - 6 ▁Wol ver ine . ▁and ▁vehicles ▁both ▁military ▁and ▁civil ian ▁al ike . ▁ ▁History ▁Historical ▁events ▁that ▁form ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁American ▁fol kl ore ▁include : ▁the ▁Boston ▁Mass acre , ▁the ▁Boston ▁Te a ▁Party , ▁Paul ▁Re vere ' s ▁R ide , ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Al amo , ▁the ▁S alem ▁w itch ▁tri als , ▁the ▁Gun f ight ▁at ▁the ▁O . K . ▁Cor ral , ▁the ▁California ▁Gold ▁R ush , ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Little ▁B igh orn , ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁G ett ys burg , ▁and ▁the ▁Att ack ▁on ▁Pear l ▁Har bor .