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!
Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) Cleston Harrison. Waist Gunner, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Killed in Action (KIA). Shot down 1 May 1943 in B-17 #425784. Plane crashed into Brest Harbor on a mission to the uboat yards at St. Nazaire, France.
Died 1 May 1943
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Sergeant Albert Lambert. Radio Operator, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. 28 May 1943 killed in a night training accident in B24 41-24309 on night 'photo bombing' raid as plane crashed on take off with engine fire. Earlier 7 Nov 1942 B-24D-
Died 1 May 1943
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AIRFIELD V-1 MISSILE SITES V-1 MISSILE SITES AIRFIELD AIRFIELD.
Locations: MONTDIDIER (Opportunistic) PAS DE CALAIS (Primary) PAS DE CALAIS (Primary) POIX (Opportunistic) ROYE/AMY (Opportunistic)
Mission date: 1 May 1944
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MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS.
Locations: BRUSSELS (Primary) BRUSSELS (Primary) LEIGE (Primary) METZ (Primary) RHEIMS (Primary) SAARGUEMINES (Primary
Mission date: 1 May 1944
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Second Lieutenant Albert Schreiner. , 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 1 May 1944
AM/ PH
Died 1 May 1944
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Second Lieutenant Paul Sabin. Bombardier, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) on takeoff from base for mission
Died 1 May 1944
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Sergeant John Dalto. Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) on takeoff from base for mission
Died 1 May 1944
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Sergeant Sheldon Sheinfine. Radio Operator, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) on takeoff from base for mission
Died 1 May 1944
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Albin Zychowski. Fighter Pilot, 56th Fighter Group. Lt. Zychowsky spent 7 days rest and recuperation in Knightshayes Court 'Flak' House. On May 1 1945 he flew on Training Mission to the West Country, when he deceided to make 2 low-level passes
Died 1 May 1945
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Brigadier General Newton Longfellow. Commanding General, 8th Air Force Bomber Command, . Formerly command pilot. CG VIIIBC 2 December 1942 to 30 June 1943. Retired 31 January 1950.
Died 1 May 1970
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Private Warren Jorgenson. Military Occupation Specialty 383-Fire Fighter, 384th Bomb Group. Transferred in grade from the 2001st Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon to the 2023rd Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon on AAF Station 106 Special Order
Died 1 May 1971
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Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Edwin Sjoholm. Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Flew on plane #482 'Andy's Aces'
Died 1 May 1973
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Staff Sergeant Donald Fumagalli. Radio Operator, 388th Bomb Group. INT
Died 1 May 1973
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Staff Sergeant Vincent Cuozzo. Ball Turret Gunner, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. HE flew on Cecil McKinney crew. Reported to the ETO on 12 Apr 1944.
AM, DFC,
Died 1 May 1975
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Carmine DiManno. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group. Shot down 29-Apr-44 in B-24 41-28754 'Tell Me More. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Died 1 May 1977
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Master Sergeant (1st Grade) Michael Kloch. Ground Crew Chief, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 1 May 1984
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Master Sergeant (1st Grade) Michael Kloch. Ground Crew Chief, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 1 May 1984
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Leon Lascor. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 1 May 1984
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Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Ronald Arbaugh. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 1 May 1993
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Lieutenant Colonel James Russell. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. On 11 September 1944, 1st Lt. Russell had just destroyed an Fw 190 when another fighter hit him in the cockpit of his P-51 Mustang 44-14158 with a 20mm round which exploded in his cockpit
Died 1 May 2005
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Captain David Jewel. Pilot, 55th Fighter Group. 67 bomber escort missions over Germany and enemy occupied territories.
DFC/ AM w/ 8 Oak Leaf Cluster
3 destroyed
Died 1 May 2007
American Air Museum