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).
Second Lieutenant James Burch. Co-Pilot, 385th Bomb Group. Born and raised in Kaufman County, Texas, Jim Burch studied for 2 years at the Terrell High School and began working as a salesman in a retail grocery in Terrell, Texas. Enlisting in April 1942, h
Died 24 December 1943
American Air Museum
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Mission date: 24 December 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Guy Cole. Bombardier, 447th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Prum in B-17 #448355
In the Missing Air Crew Report for the aircraft (MACR 11119), Guy Cole's next of kin is listed as Mrs. Alicia E Cole of Cagnac, Puerto
Died 24 December 1944
American Air Museum
Flight Officer Joseph Shuster. Navigator, 487th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 24 December 1944. Killed in Action (KIA) when B-17G #43-38926 'Weary Willy' piloted by Lieutenant William J. Waldron was attacked by fighters and crashed in Belgi
Died 24 December 1944
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Oscar Eshleman. Pilot, Co-Pilot, 487th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). B-17G #43-38926 'Weary Willy' Exploded in air after being hit by enemy aircraft fire.
Died 24 December 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Kenneth Mix. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 55th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Gerolstein in P-51 'Miss Marilyn' #4413837
Died 24 December 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Miles King. Pilot, 447th Bomb Group. KIA crashed near Prum in B-17 #448355
Purple Heart, Air Medal
Died 24 December 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Roland Grubbs. Left Waist Gunner, 448th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Namur in B-24 'Lady Lora' #4250799
Sergeant Roland L. Grubbs was born June 21, 1921. His wife was Alma Grubbs, and his parents were Jennings and Frieda Gru
Died 24 December 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Benedict Andrew. Flight Engineer, 487th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) when B-17G #43-38926 'Weary Willie' piloted by Lieutenant William J. Waldron was attacked by fighters.
Died 24 December 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) George Ferenchak. Radio Operator, 487th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). B-17G #43-38926 'Weary Willy' piloted by Lieutenant William J. Waldron was attacked by fighters. Exploded in air after being hit
Died 24 December 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) James Naughton. Tail Gunner, 487th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) when B-17G #43-38926 'Weary Willy' piloted by Lieutenant William J. Waldron was attacked by fighters
Died 24 December 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Reuben Baganz. Ball Turret Gunner, 487th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) when B-17G #43-38926 'Weary Willy' piloted by Lieutenant William J. Waldron was attacked by fighters on 24 Dec 1944.
Died 24 December 1944
American Air Museum
Brigadier General Walter Peck. Pilot; Commanding Officer, 458th Bomb Group. BRIGADIER GENERAL WALTER R. PECK
Died December 24,1965
Walter Raymond Peck was born Jan. 15, 1896, in Lima, Ohio. He attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y
Died 24 December 1965
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Henry Ayres. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Joined RAFVR, assigned to 133S, transferred to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF
Shot down by fighters on 28 Jul 43 in P-47 41-6238 near Gouda, Holland. Ayres was injured and taken to hospital. Prisoner of War (
Died 24 December 1971
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Robert Carlson. Top Turret Gunner, 452nd Bomb Group. Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-17 #42-399974 'Punchboard'. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Died 24 December 1971
American Air Museum
Captain Adrian Poletti. Chaplain, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Catholic. He married about seventy soldiers of the 306th and attached units. He was ordained a priest on 28 April 1934. He was assigned to the 306th on 08 October 1942.
Presidentia
Died 24 December 1980
American Air Museum
Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) George Vickers. Ground Crew Aircraft Mechanic, 466th Bomb Group. While Vickers is listed as a member of the 784th BS Engineering Section as an aircraft mechanic, he may have flown practice and/or combat missions as he se
Died 24 December 1989
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Matthew McEvoy. Pilot, 381st Bomb Group. Matthew J McEvoy served as a pilot with the 381st Bomb Group from Ridgewell, Essex.
He was shot down by fighters on mission to Oscherleben on 11 January 1944 in B-17F #42-29999 'Fertile Myrt
Died 24 December 1990
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Lawrence Barrett. Fighter Pilot, 339th Fighter Group. Assigned to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed tour of duty 21-Apr-45.
Awards: WWII Victory EAME.
Died 24 December 1997
American Air Museum