This site is an expanded and significantly upgraded version of the Flickr Commons based tool I created several years ago. As well as a major design/UX overhaul, it now includes data from further providers (see full list below). I'd welcome further suggestions as the harvesting tool and database are easily extendable.
For information, questions and bug reports please contact James Morley @jamesinealing | james@jamesmorley.net
Current totals by data source
Current totals by date accuracy
Breakdown of institutional data retrieved through Europeana
Het Nationaal Glasmuseum - 22336 items; Sjöhistoriska museet - 11809 items; Bohusläns museum - 7936 items; Vänersborgs museum - 7561 items; Kulturarv Västernorrland - 4090 items; Rijksmuseum - 3241 items; Tekniska museet - 2444 items; Armémuseum, Stockholm, Sweden - 2317 items; Karlsborgs fästningsmuseum - 2007 items; Miliseum - 1287 items; Örebro läns museum - 1254 items; Flygvapenmuseum - 1058 items; ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen - 1042 items; Marinmuseum - 735 items; Skansen - 629 items; Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library - 579 items; Riksantikvarieämbetet - 381 items; Stiftelsen Nordiska museet - 288 items; Historisch Museum Ede - 254 items; Stedelijk Museum Zutphen - 221 items; Ajuntament de Girona - 106 items; CODA Museum - 103 items; INP - National Heritage Institute, Bucharest - 103 items; Upplandsmuseet - 102 items; The Archaeological Heritage Agency of Iceland - 95 items; Aaltense Musea - 58 items; Stadsmuseum Harderwijk - 56 items; Sundsvalls museum - 50 items; National library of Montenegro "Đurđe Crnojević" - 44 items; Länsmuseet Gävleborg - 37 items; Nederlands Openluchtmuseum - 31 items; Vasamuseet - 28 items; Images of Old Cluj - 27 items; Nederlands Tegelmuseum - 20 items; Postmuseum - 18 items; Δήμος Τρίπολης - 11 items; Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem - 9 items; Cluj County Library - 9 items; Slovak National Library - 8 items; Csorba Győző Könyvtár - Pécs - 7 items; Stadskasteel Zaltbommel - 7 items; Stichting Liemers Museum - 6 items; Lietuvos dailės muziejus - 4 items; Žemaičių muziejus „Alka“ / Samogitian Museum "Alka" - 3 items; Deventer Musea - 3 items; NOC*NSF - 3 items; Nationalmuseum, Sweden - 2 items; Wikimedia Commons Community - 2 items; Lietuvos švietimo istorijos muziejus / Museum of Lithuanian Education History - 2 items; Rippl-Rónai Megyei Hatókörű Városi Múzeum - Kaposvár - 2 items; Museum Elburg - 1 items; National Library of Bulgaria - 1 items; Horniman Museum and Gardens - 1 items; jNederlands Openluchtmuseum - 1 items; Lietuvos dailės muziejus / Lithuanian Art Museum - 1 items; Kauno IX forto muziejus / Kaunas 9th Fort Museum - 1 items; A. Baranausko ir A. Vienuolio-Žukausko memorialinis muziejus / Antanas Baranauskas and Antanas Vienuolis-Žukauskas Memorial Museum - 1 items; Slot Loevestein - 1 items; Museon - 1 items
Breakdown of institutional data retrieved through Flickr Commons
The U.S. National Archives - 1730 items; The Library of Congress - 1093 items; SMU Libraries Digital Collections - 1038 items; State Library and Archives of Florida - 912 items; State Library of Queensland, Australia - 891 items; Cornell University Library - 840 items; bibliothequedetoulouse - 821 items; Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons - 567 items; Swedish National Heritage Board - 559 items; National Library of Ireland on The Commons - 494 items; State Library of New South Wales collection - 402 items; Vestfoldmuseene | Vestfold Museums - 385 items; MissouriStateArchives - 371 items; National Library of Australia Commons - 295 items; NASA on The Commons - 262 items; Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums - 249 items; National Library of Norway - 229 items; Royal Australian Historical Society - 216 items; Deseronto Archives - 183 items; Provincial Archives of Alberta - 177 items; Powerhouse Museum Collection - 170 items; UW Digital Collections - 123 items; National Library NZ on The Commons - 123 items; UA Archives | Upper Arlington History - 114 items; National Library of Scotland - 105 items; Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest - 89 items; Australian War Memorial collection - 88 items; Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office Commons - 78 items; National Archives of Estonia - 67 items; Museum of Photographic Arts Collections - 64 items; Stockholm Transport Museum Commons - 61 items; Liberas / Liberaal Archief - 59 items; National Museum of Denmark - 55 items; Costică Acsinte Archive - 49 items; The Gallen-Kallela Museum - 46 items; Archives of the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle - 46 items; Museum of Hartlepool - 45 items; George Eastman Museum - 33 items; San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives - 32 items; The National Archives UK - 31 items; tyrrellhistoricallibrary - 29 items; Preus museum - 27 items; Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane - 21 items; OSU Special Collections & Archives : Commons - 21 items; The Finnish Museum of Photography - 20 items; National Science and Media Museum - 17 items; Schlesinger Library, RIAS, Harvard University - 9 items; Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol - 7 items; Smithsonian Institution - 4 items; Getty Research Institute - 4 items; Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland - 4 items; The British Library - 2 items; Camden Public Library (Maine) - 2 items; Center for Jewish History, NYC - 1 items; Kalamazoo Public Library - 1 items; Aalto University Library and Archive Commons - 1 items;
The data has been harvested from providers using some custom php scripts to query respective APIs based on dates. Data is harmonised and stored in a local mySql database.
Additional jQuery plugins are used to enhance the display, including Masonry and Bootstrap Image Gallery (based on blueimp).
The website code and generated data is openly licensed so please feel free to copy, modify, distribute as you please (subject to any restrictions as imposed by the content and toolset providers).
262 BUNDLES DROPPED.
Locations: LYON VICHY GRENOBLE LIMOGES TOULOUSE
Mission date: 23 March 1944
American Air Museum
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY AIRFIELD INDUSTRIAL AREA INDUSTRIAL AREA AIRCRAFT FACTORIES INDUSTRIAL AREA AIRFIELD AIRCRAFT FACTORIES INDUSTRIAL AREA INDUSTRIAL AREA INDUSTRIAL AREA.
Locations: ACHMER (AIRFIELD) (Opport
Mission date: 23 March 1944
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FIGHTER ESCORT FIGHTER ESCORT FIGHTER ESCORT.
Locations: HANDORF BRUNSWICK MUNSTER BRUNSWICK HANDORF MUNSTER BRUNSWICK HANDORF MUNSTER
Mission date: 23 March 1944
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First Lieutenant Fletcher Johnson. Pilot, 94th Bomb Group. 1st Lieutenant Fletcher H. Johnson was born October 6, 1915. His next of kin were his father, Elbert Johnson, and his sister, Marian Johnson. He was from Middleport, New York.
On March 23, 1944,
Died 23 March 1944
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Second Lieutenant Philip Rose. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group. B-24H #41-29466 'Dark Rhapsody' crashed into Lake Belterwijde, Holland after colliding with another aircraft on a mission to Achmer airfield, GR on 23 Mar 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 23 March 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Roy Beukelman. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. B-24H #42-52587 'Shoo Shoo Baby' crashed near Lake Belterwijde, Holland after colliding with another aircraft on a mission to Achmer airfield, GR on 23 Mar 1944. Killed in Action (KIA
Died 23 March 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant William Findlay. Bombardier, 388th Bomb Group. Shot down by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, GR on 23 Mar 1944, B-17F #42-30808 crashed NNW of Celle, GR. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 23 March 1944
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Sergeant Claude Dearmond. Waist Gunner, 388th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA)
Died 23 March 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Dennis McCoy. Ball Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. B-24H #41-29466 'Dark Rhapsody' crashed into Lake Belterwijde, Holland after colliding with another aircraft on a mission to Achmer airfield, GR on 23 Mar 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 23 March 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) George McCord. Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. B-24H #41-29466 'Dark Rhapsody' crashed into Lake Belterwijde, Holland after colliding with another aircraft on a mission to Achmer airfield, GR on 23 Mar 194
Died 23 March 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Joseph Carbonella. Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 94th Bomb Group. Damaged by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, GR on 23 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-31120 attempted to return to England but crashed into the Channel. Killed in Action (KIA).
St
Died 23 March 1944
American Air Museum
Captain Malcolm Erickson. Pilot, 405th Fighter Group. On 23 March, 1945, P47's of the 9th Air Force, including the 405th FG, were involved in attacks near Schermbeck, Dinslaken, Borken, Sudlohn Germ. Most likely, these attack were in preparation of t
Died 23 March 1945
American Air Museum
FIGHTER SWEEP MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY MARSHALLING YARDS BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY MARSHALLING YARDS AIRFIELD MARSHALLING YARDS BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORT
Mission date: 23 March 1945
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant James Powell. Pilot, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) near Munster in B-24 #4449573
Died 23 March 1945
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Lieutenant Donald Farwell. Mickey Operator, Pathfinder Operator, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) near Munster in B-24 #4449573
Died 23 March 1945
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Lieutenant Edward Krall. Navigator, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) near Munster in B-24 #4449573
Died 23 March 1945
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Staff Sergeant Charles Liller. Right Waist Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) near Munster in B-24 #4449573
Died 23 March 1945
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Delmar Beesley. Tail Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Duisburg in B-17 'Heavenly Body' #43-39053 on 23 March 1945.
Died 23 March 1945
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Paul Orwig. Left Waist Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) near Munster in B-24 #4449573
Died 23 March 1945
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Staff Sergeant Peter Trainor. Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 23 March 1945
AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Died 23 March 1945
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Staff Sergeant Robert Boyd. Tail Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 23 March 1945 crashed near Munster in B-24 #4449573
AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Died 23 March 1945
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Technical Sergeant Ralph Wile. Top Turret Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 23 March 1945 crashed near Munster in B-24 #4449573
AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Died 23 March 1945
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Roy Horwitz. Radio Operator, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) near Munster in B-24 #4449573
Died 23 March 1945
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Technical Sergeant Stephen Strayhan. Radio Operator, 389th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Greven in B-24 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' #4295588
Died 23 March 1945
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Captain Horace Waggoner. Fighter Pilot, 353rd Fighter Group. First combat tour he flew 85 missions; 2nd tour he flew 38 missions in a P51-D 'Miss Illinitit' shooting down 23 MC109's and 2 FW 190's to become a fighter pilot ace. One of
Died 23 March 1987
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Harry Henry. B-24 Asst Engineer & Waist Gunner, 445th Bomb Group. B-24 - #42-7554 - 8th AF, 445th BG, 702nd BS - stationed in NOV 1943 at RAF Tibenham.
Crashed into the cemetery in Mirns, Friesland, the Netherlands on 22 DEC 1943, kill
Died 23 March 1990
American Air Museum
Major Clifford Armstrong. Fighter Pilot, 353rd Fighter Group. A 1938 graduate of Coeymans High School, Clifford Armstrong enlisted in the Air Corps as an Aviation Cadet in January 1942. Assigned to the 353rd Fighter Group / 352nd Fighter Squadron in Engla
Died 23 March 2006
American Air Museum