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).
DIVERSION BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY AIRFIELD RAILROADS and WATERWAYS RAILROADS and WATERWAYS.
Locations: COESFELD (Opportunistic) ENSCHEDE (Opportunistic) Münster Münster, Germany
Mission date: 10 October 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Clarence Coombs. Ball Turret Gunner, 100th Bomb Group. Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #4230047 'Sweater Girl. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 10 October 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Elmer Fjosne. Ball Turret Gunner, 390th Bomb Group. Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #4230262 'Tech Supply. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 10 October 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Frank Malone. Tail Gunner, 390th Bomb Group. Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #4230262 'Tech Supply. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 10 October 1943
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Orlando Vincenti. Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner, 100th Bomb Group. Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #4230725 'Aw-R-Go. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 10 October 1943
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Paul Hurles. Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner, 390th Bomb Group. Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #4230262 'Tech Supply. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 10 October 1943
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Roy Rightmire. Top Turret Gunner, 95th Bomb Group. Flight engineer/top turret gunner B-17F 42-30272 'Fritz Blitz': Roy Rightmire (KIA, anoxia); 10-10-43.
Died 10 October 1943
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Roy Rightmire. Top Turret Gunner, 95th Bomb Group. Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #4230272 'Fritz Blitz. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 10 October 1943
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Benjamin Christensen. Navigator, 351st Bomb Group. Died in hospital in Karlshamn, Sweden, after crash landing with aircraft 42-31192 (YB-R), B-17G in Farabol, Sweden. Plane was hit by flak over Politz, Germany. It was his 2nd mission.
Died 10 October 1944
American Air Museum
Corporal (Technician Fifth Grade) Forrest Bradley. MOS 345, Truck Driver, Light, 384th Bomb Group.
Died 10 October 1959
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Colonel William O'Regan. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Joined RAFVR, service pilot training, shipped overseas to ETO, OTU training, assigned to 71S, transfer to 334th FS, 4th FG,
334 FS 16-9-42 / 7-10-43, Designated Flight Commander B
Died 10 October 1980
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Clinton Coughlin. Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. He flew on Cecil McKinney crew. Reported to the ETO on 12 Apr 1944. Departed ETO on 25 Sept 1944.
Died 10 October 1988
American Air Museum
Private Ernest Johnson. Military Policman, . Ernest Johnson enlisted in the US Army in October 1940. He was sent overseas and was stationed in London as a member of the Arcadia 32nd Military Police (MP) company, National Guard, when he met WAAF Dorothy De
Died 10 October 1991
American Air Museum
Wing Commander Raymond Duke-Woolley. Pilot / Wing and later Group commander, 4th Fighter Group. Took command of Debden Wing [3 x Eagle Sqn]
Transferred to command 4th FG USAAF as an RAF officer, 12 September 1942 — December 1942. RAF Squadron Leader
Died 10 October 1991
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Russell Shafer. Waist Gunner, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. He flew on Thomas Hedley crew. Reported to the ETO On 28 Nov 1944. Departed the ETO on 19 May 1945.
AM 3OLC,
Died 10 October 1992
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Carlton Gibbs. Radar (H2X) Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 10 October 1996
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Edward Tappan. Co-Pilot, 801st Bomb Group. Born and raised in North Carolina, Ed Tappan and his family moved to Arizona in 1931. Ed attended the Evans School for Boys in Tucson and competed on the school’s early rodeo teams. He stu
Died 10 October 1996
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Mearl Houck. Aerial Engineer; Top Turret, 390th Bomb Group. 21 October 1943 B17#42-3327 'Tete T'Mete' was retuning to base when mission was abandoned with full bomb load and fuel tank. Tire blew out on landing with heavy
Died 10 October 1999
American Air Museum