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.