ORIGINAL: warbird_pilot
By the way, Tom's "Boxing Parrot" was the emblem for the Eagles Squadron; the RAF's squadron of volunteer US pilots prior to the US entering WWII.
According to the National Museum of the U.S.Airforce, it's a "boxing
eagle", and interestingly enough it was drawn by Walt Disney's artists.
EDIT: link
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/fac...et.asp?id=7883