Nose Art The Angry Angel US Air Force Enamel Metal Pin

The brooch has a pin attachment on the back

Measures approximately 3 x 1.5 cm

US Air Force "THE ANGRY ANGEL" enamel pin
This design is commonly associated with the nose art of World War II military aircraft, particularly those of the United States Air Force.

The image depicts a blond angel brandishing a bell.
Nose art is a decorative painting or design on the fuselage of an aircraft, usually on the front of the fuselage.

Although begun for practical reasons of identifying friendly units, the practice has evolved to express the individuality often limited by army uniformity, to evoke memories of home and peacetime life, and as a kind of psychological protection against the stress of war and the likelihood of death.

The allure, in part, stemmed from the fact that nose art was not officially sanctioned, even when regulations against it were not enforced.