7th Photo Tech. Sqdn

During WWII, T/Sgt. Douglas V. Radney of Mineola, Texas, poses by his turret position on top of his plane at an air base somewhere in China. January 1943. (Douglas Radney was an Engineer-Gunner; Doolittle Tokyo Raid crew #2) Mr. Radney passed away in 1994. A biography can be found here. Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.

A crew of the 11th Bomb Squadron, 341st Bomb Group poses beside their North American B-25 "Obliterators Excuse Please" at an airfield somewhere in China, February 2, 1943. They are (l-r): S/Sgt Pat N. Boudreaux, Port Arthur, Texas, Radio-Gunner S/Sgt Karl H. May, Yakima, Washington, Engineer-Gunner Lt. Charles H. Dearth, Sidney, Ohio, Navigator Lt. Mason O. Brown, Calwell, Idaho, Co-Pilot...

Bullet holes in the fuselage of the North American B-25 after a mission that ended in a forced landing on one wheel at its base in China. December 12, 1942. In the CBI during WWII. Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.

S/Sgt. Ed Toy of Chicago, Illinois, repairs instruments of Curtiss P-40s at an aircraft factory somewhere in China during WWII. The factory was fitted to rebuild P-40s for the American Volunteer Group (AVG) and the Chinese continued the same operations for the U.S. Air Force. January 1, 1943. Photo by 7th Photo Tech. Sqdn, provided courtesy of Tony Strotman.