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!
First Lieutenant Edward Robbins. Pilot, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Shot down 1 April 1944 in B-24 #42100248. Killed in Action (KIA).
AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Died 1 April 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant James Wagner. Co-Pilot, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Shot down 1 April 1944 in B-24 #42100248. Killed in Action (KIA).
AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 1 April 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Joseph McCauley. Bombardier (Navigator?), 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Shot down 1 April 1944 in B-24 #42100248. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 1 April 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Joseph Roznos. Pilot, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Shot down 1 April 1944 in B-24 #4240983 'Judith Lynn. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 1 April 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Calvin Webb. Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 1 April 1944 in AC #416535.
DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 1 April 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Davis Perron. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 357th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Doullens in P-51 #436792
Died 1 April 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Franklin Caldwell. Navigator, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Shot down 1 April 1944 in B-24 #4240983 'Judith Lynn. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 1 April 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Thaddous Johnson. Co-Pilot, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Shot down 1 April 1944 in B-24 #4240983 'Judith Lynn'. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 1 April 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Alfred Luhmann. Waist Gunner, 445th Bomb Group. Was on an operational missions to Germany, crashed 150 yeards east of the main road and 25 yards north of St. Michaels Church, Long Straton, Norfolk on return. Killed in Action (KIA)
Staff Se
Died 1 April 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Charles Speier. Nose Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Shot down 1 April 1944 in B-24 #42100248. Killed in Action (KIA).
AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH w/ Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 1 April 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Charles Tingle. Ball Turret Gunner, 389th Bomb Group. Shot down 1 April 1944 in B-24 #4272866 'Jackass Male. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 1 April 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Daniel Butler. Waist Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Shot down 1 April 1944 in B-24 #42100248. Killed in Action (KIA). Earlier 8/1/43 on TDY to 9th AF, was interned in Turkey on Ploesti raid in B24 42-40754 'Little Lady
Died 1 April 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Harold McNew. Waist Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Shot down 1 April 1944 in B-24 #4240983 'Judith Lynn. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 1 April 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Henry Vogelstein. Radio Operator Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Shot down 1 April 1944 in B-24 #4240983 'Judith Lynn. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 1 April 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant John Rose. Nose Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Shot down 1 April 1944 in B-24 #4240983 'Judith Lynn. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 1 April 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Stanley Wojciechowski. Tail Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Shot down 1 April 1944 in B-24 #42100248. Killed in Action (KIA).
AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Died 1 April 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Frank Dinkins. Top Turret Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Shot down 1 April 1944 in B-24 #4240983 'Judith Lynn. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 1 April 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Jack McCallen. Radio Operator, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Shot down 1 April 1944 in B-24 #42100248. Killed in Action (KIA).
AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Died 1 April 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Raymond Carriker. Top Turret Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Shot down 1 April 1944 in B-24 #42100248. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 1 April 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant William Sylvester. Radio Operator, 389th Bomb Group. Shot down 1 April 1944 in B-24 #4272866 'Jackass Male. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Air Medal w 2/Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 1 April 1944
American Air Museum
Lieutenant William Lofton. Pilot, 453rd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) on 1 Apr 1945. B-24 A/C #42-64478 'Lucky Penny II'. On 17 Oct 1944 on mission to Cologne, AC recieved flak damage causing fuel to leak. After 3 engines quit crew bailed o
Died 1 April 1945
American Air Museum
Sergeant David Blodgett. Left Waist Gunner, 94th Bomb Group. David C. Blodgett grew up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He attended Franklin High School there and enlisted in the Air Corps in October 1942. In February 1944, he was stationed with the 305th Bomb Grou
Died 1 April 1979
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Montgomery Givens. Pilot, 388th Bomb Group. Shot down in a frontal attack by fighters on the return from a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-31135 'Suzy Sagtitz' crashed near Schoonebekerveld, Holland. Pr
Died 1 April 1980
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Colonel Edward Anastasio. Squadron Commander - Command Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. 786th Bomb Squadron Commander
Retired from the USAF with the rank of Lt. Colonel
Died 1 April 1982
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Harley Hallam. Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 547th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #143, Extract, dated 17 November 1943, Norman Defrees Crew (as 'H A L L U M'
Died 1 April 1996
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Robert Patterson. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. On 8-Oct-43 1LT Robert G Patterson, 4FG/335FS was shot down by enemy fighters in P-47D 42-7911 while on a mission to escort B-17s attacking at Bremen, Germany. His aircraft was attacked by Germa
Died 1 April 2004
American Air Museum
Major Gene Fetrow. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Born August 27, 1918 in Torrance, California. He attended Chaffey High School, Ontario, Calif. and worked for Douglas Aircraft, Santa Monica, Calif. as an Inspector for the A-20 final assembly line and
Died 1 April 2004
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Jones. Navigator, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Was Group and 369th Squadron Navigator. Flew 25 missions. Shot down a FW-190 hitting it frist at 200 yards in February 1943. Retired USAF in December 1969.
Jones went to
Died 1 April 2006
American Air Museum