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).
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Mission date: 7 October 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Einer Petersen. Pilot, 351st Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) crashed in Sweden in B-17 #42-31192.
See also double entry for this person.
Died 7 October 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Blaine Wilcox. Bombardier, 401st Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Politz in B-17 'Son of a Blitz' 42-31081
Died 7 October 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Duane Wilson. Co-Pilot, 351st Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). Served co-pilot with 8th AF, 351st BG, 509th BS at Polebrook, England. On his 2nd mission, Oct 7th 1944, the target was synthetic oil factories in Politz, Germany. The pil
Died 7 October 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Robert Smith. Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 7 October 1944 in AC #4325305.
AM/ PH
Died 7 October 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) Donald Hancey. Ball Turret Gunner, 94th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) in B-17 'Goon Girl' #4231925
Died 7 October 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Jerry Blake. Ball Turret Gunner, 351st Bomb Group. Jerry Blake served as ball turret gunner with 8th AF, 351st BG at Polebrook, England.
On his 2nd mission, Oct 7th 1944, the target was synthetic oil factories in Politz, Germany.
This very mi
Died 7 October 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Louis Candelaria. Top Turret Gunner, 351st Bomb Group. Louis Candelaria served as top turret gunner with 8th AF, 351st BG, 509th BS at Polebrook, England.
On his 2nd mission, Oct 7th 1944, the target was synthetic oil factories in Politz, Germa
Died 7 October 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Robert Crawford. Waist Gunner, 351st Bomb Group. Robert Crawford served as waist gunner with 8th AF, 351st BG at Polebrook, England.
On his 2nd mission, Oct 7th 1944, the target was synthetic oil factories in Politz, Germany. This very mission,
Died 7 October 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant William Loftis. Tail Gunner, 95th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Willingsdorf in B-17 #446482
Died 7 October 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Thomas Morrow. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 7 October 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Helge Wessman. Top Turret Gunner, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Shot down 7 October 1944 in B-24 #4440167. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 7 October 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Louis Ballin. Radio Operator, 94th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) In B-17 'Goon Girl' #4231925
Died 7 October 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Lyle Hampton. Welder/Sheet metal , 466th Bomb Group.
Died 7 October 1976
American Air Museum
Major John DuFour. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Joined 71 [Eagle] Sqn RAF, transferred to 336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF USAAF.
Commander of the 336th Fighter Squadron, 4 Mar 1943 - 1 Sep 1943.
Served in the Korean War, Commanding Officer, ENT AFB, Colora
Died 7 October 1993
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant John Murchake. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory.
Died 7 October 1999
American Air Museum
Roger Freeman. , . Freeman was a farmer’s son who lived close to Boxted airfield in Essex, used by the United States Eighth Air Force during the Second World War. His teenage enthusiasm for the airfield developed into a life-long interest, and he p
Died 7 October 2005
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Charles Kalil. Left Waist Gunner, 95th Bomb Group. Charles Kalil served as a waist gunner with the 95th Bomb Group.
On 21 July 1944, he was flying in B-17 42-97120 when it suffered mechanical failures and crashed near Trier, Germany. He wa
Died 7 October 2010
American Air Museum