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).
First Lieutenant John Sparks. Bombardier, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Killed in Action (KIA) 13 December 1942 in 'Flying Cock' piloted by LLewellyn Brown. Head wound due to flak
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Died 13 December 1942
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Estell Martin. Bombardier, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 13 December 1942. While on temporary assignment to North Africa, on bombing run on port at Bizerte Roche moved in for an extra, more exact run on the
Died 13 December 1942
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Henry Elder. Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 13 December 1942 While on temporary assignment to North Africa, on bombing run on port at Bizerte Roche moved in for an extra, more exact run on the target. &
Died 13 December 1942
American Air Museum
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Locations: Bremen, Germany HAMBURG (Opportunistic) HAMBURG (Opportunistic) KIEL (Primary) KIEL (Primary) KIEL (Primary) KIEL (P
Mission date: 13 December 1943
American Air Museum
Lieutenant George Pipher. Pilot, 323rd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). B-26C #41-34940 'Raunchy Rascal'. MACR 1497. Hit by flak on bombing mission to Schipol Airfield, Amsterdam, Holland. Came down in the North Sea off the Dutch coast.
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Died 13 December 1943
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Graham Ladd. Bombardier, 96th Bomb Group. Shot down 13 December 1943 in B-17 #423261 'Short Stride. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 13 December 1943
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant John Boyd. Navigator, 96th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). December 13, 1943, 'Dottie J' ac 42-30160 lost 2 engines to flak over Kiel and crashed upon landing. 4 KOF, 6 RTD
Died 13 December 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Carroll Schneider. Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner, 323rd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). B-26C #41-34940 'Raunchy Rascal'. MACR 1497. Hit by flak on bombing mission to Schipol Airfield, Amsterdam, Holland. Came down in the
Died 13 December 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant James Mabry. Ball Turret Gunner, 96th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). December 13, 1943, B-17 'Dottie J' ac 42-30160 lost 2 engines to flak over Kiel and crashed upon landing. 4 KOF, 6 RTD
Died 13 December 1943
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Truman Starr. Radio Operator, 96th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). December 13, 1943, B-17 'Dottie J' ac 42-30160 lost 2 engines to flak over Kiel and crashed upon landing. 4 KOF, 6 RTD
Died 13 December 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Lawrence Matson. Gunner, 458th Bomb Group.
Died 13 December 1966
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant William Ayer. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF. Aircraft P-51 44-13375 struck by flak while strafing Praha-Kbely Airdrome. Was seen walking away from wreckage after crash landing north of the airdrome. POW. MA
Died 13 December 2000
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant George Burke. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 13 December 2001
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Julian Thompson. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 13 December 2003
American Air Museum