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!
Technical Sergeant Magnus McHargue. Top Turret Gunner ; Flight Engineer, 458th Bomb Group. DNB Died in fall downstairs
Died 2 April 1944
American Air Museum
General Hoyt Vandenburg. Commanding General 9th Air Force, . Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg (January 24, 1899 – April 2, 1954) was a U.S. Air Force general, its second Chief of Staff, and second Director of Central Intelligence.
During World War II, Vande
Died 2 April 1954
American Air Museum
Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) Clifford Coates. Aircraft Oxygen System Specialist, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 2 April 1986
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Albert Ramm. Pilot, 55th Fighter Group. Albert Ramm was a Pilot in the 55th Fighter Group / 338th Fighter Squadron. Assigned to the Squadron on 11 August 1944, he flew a total of 67 missions and is listed as a Flying Ace, credited with :
Died 2 April 1999
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Melvin Robison. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Wounded by enemy fighters on 15th mission on 25 December 1944. After bombing troop and supply concentrations which were supporting the enemy in the Battle of the Bulge, three seperate fighters
Died 2 April 2001
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Zane Riley. Ball Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 2 April 2004
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant James Morris. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 20th Fighter Group. James Morris was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1920. He enlisted in the Air Corps in 1942 and served in Europe with the 20th Fighter Group / 77th Fighter Squadron. He flew on 72 missions
Died 2 April 2008
American Air Museum