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).
Technical Sergeant L G Airhart. Engineet/Top Turret Gunner, 384th Bomb Group.
Died 24 March 1943
American Air Museum
Hugh O'Donnell. Co-Pilot, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Killed in Action (KIA) near Wesel in B-24 'Southern Comfort III' #4250896
Flight Officer Hugh X. O’Donnell was born April 9, 1923. His next of kin were his parents, Hu
Died 24 March 1945
American Air Museum
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Locati
Mission date: 24 March 1945
American Air Museum
Captain Samuel Fleming. Pilot, 437th Troop Carrier Group. Captain Samuel Fleming was born January 20, 1919. His next of kin were his parents, William and Agnes Fleming. He was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
On March 24, 1945, he was piloting C-47 tail #
Died 24 March 1945
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Andy Wilson. Pilot, 491st Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Wesel in B-24 'Green Hornet' #4440286
1st Lieutenant Andy T. Wilson was born on April 19, 1919. His next of kin were his wife, Betty Wilson, and his parents, Andy and
Died 24 March 1945
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Colonel Carl Fleming. Co-Pilot; Group Operations Officer, 445th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 24 March 1945 in B-24 #4251245.
DFC w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 24 March 1945
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Jennis Strickland. Pilot, 445th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 24 March 1945 in B-24 #4251245
AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster
1st Lieutenant Jennis M. Strickland was born July 14, 1922. His next of kin was his wife, Mrs. Kitty Strickland (Shore)
Died 24 March 1945
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Leonard Crandell. Pilot, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Killed in Action (KIA) near Wesel in B-24 #42100314
1st Lieutenant Leonard J. Crandell was born September 3, 1918. His next of kin was his wife, Lavern Crabb. Also listed in his f
Died 24 March 1945
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Dale Beasley. Pilot, 446th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Wesel in B-24 #4128814
2nd Lieutenant Dale D. Beasley was born July 20, 1918. He was the son of Charles and Glenna Beasley, and his hometown was Joliet, Illinois.
He was
Died 24 March 1945
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant James Claussen. Pilot, 313th Troop Carrier Group. 2nd Lieutenant James F. Claussen was born December 25, 1921, the son of Frank and Estella Claussen. His hometown was Jacob, Illinois.
On March 24, 1945, LT Claussen was the pilot of C-46
Died 24 March 1945
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Merlin Gaudet. Co-Pilot, 446th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near northwest of Wesel, Germany in B-24 'Queen of Angels' #4250735.
2nd Lieutenant Merlin P. Gaudet was born November 12, 1920. His next of kin were his parent
Died 24 March 1945
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Victor Surico. Co-Pilot, 389th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Wesel in B-24 #4440245
Died 24 March 1945
American Air Museum
Sergeant Kenneth Herr. Top Turret Gunner, 379th Bomb Group. Plane exploded over Hopsten, Germany (6 Killed in Action (KIA), 3 Prisoner of War (POW))
Staff Sergeant Kenneth T. Herr was born August 11, 1925, and was the son of Charles and Matilda Herr. His
Died 24 March 1945
American Air Museum
Sergeant Paul Walder. Tail Gunner, 446th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Wesel in B-24 #4128814
Sergeant Paul R. Walder was born December 25, 1925. His next of kin were his parents, Henry and Louise Walder. His hometown was Darlington, Wisconsin.
Died 24 March 1945
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Raymond Buchholz. Bombardier, Enlisted, Nose Gunner, 491st Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Wesel in B-24 #4440162
Staff Sergeant Raymond A. Buchholz was born September 1, 1919. His next of kin were his parents, Walter and Etta Buch
Died 24 March 1945
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Richard Sheraski. Ball Turret Gunner, 389th Bomb Group. A on supply mission to aid the 17th US Airborne during Operation Varsity. The plane was hit by groundfire shortly after dropping the supplies. The planes flew at 300 ft and after being
Died 24 March 1945
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Robert Martinec. Enlisted, Nose Gunner, 446th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Wesel in B-24 'Queen of Angels' #4250735
Died 24 March 1945
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Raymond Taylor. Top Turret Gunner, 445th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 24 March 1945 in B-24 #4250620
DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Technical Sergeant Raymond H. Taylor was born March 13, 1923. His next of kin were his parent
Died 24 March 1945
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Hetzel Boden. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 339th Fighter Group. Crashed into channel on 10 Jun 44 in P-51 #42106700. Taken as POW to Germany.
Died 24 March 1955
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant James Lammering. Assistant Crew Chief, 4th Fighter Group. 'Russ' Lammering was the Assistant Crew Chief for VF-P and VF-P. He worked with the 4th Fighter Group from February 1943 to August 26, 1945.
Died 24 March 1991
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Durward Suggs. Right Waist Gunner, 381st Bomb Group. Durward Suggs was a Right Waist Gunner in the 381st Bomb Group / 532nd Bomb Squadron. Captured on 11 December 1944 in Mannheim-Käfertal, Germany after the crash the same day of B-17G
Died 24 March 2004
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Glendon Davis. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 357th Fighter Group. Evaded (EVD) Crashed near Bourges on 28 Apr 44 in P-51 #436867
7.5 E/A destroyed
Died 24 March 2006
American Air Museum