This site is an expanded and significantly upgraded version of the Flickr Commons based tool I wrote several years ago. As well as a major design/UX overhaul, it now includes data from further providers such as those available through Europeana, and also the Imperial War Museum. 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
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 code is openly licensed so please feel free to copy, modify, distribute as you please. It will be shared on Github shortly!
Second Lieutenant James Foreit. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 15 February 1958
American Air Museum
Private First Class Walter Gragg. Military Occupation Specialty 521 - Airman Basic, 606 Anti-Aircraft Machine Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Reclassified from Military Occupation Specialty 521 to Military Occupation Specialty 606, Antiaircraft Machine Gunner o
Died 17 May 1958
American Air Museum
Major John Godfrey. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. John T Godfrey was born in Canada, but his parents moved to Rhode Island when he was young. At the outbreak of war he enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He transferred to the 8th Air Force in
Died 12 June 1958
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Robert Handley. Bombardier - Squadron Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group. Completed a 30 combat mission tour with the Amos Sharretts Crew - Crew #718. Then served at 787th BS HQ as Squadron Bombardier
Died 20 August 1958
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Robert Hansen. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 21 September 1958
American Air Museum