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!
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY MARSHALLING YARDS RAIL JUNCTION AIRFIELD SUPPLY TARGET BRIDGE BRIDGE BRIDGE AIRFIELD BRIDGE SUPPLY TARGET OIL DEPOT AIRFIELD.
Locations: BERNAY (Opportunistic) COURTALAIN (Opportunistic) CRETON (Opportunistic) MANTERE
Mission date: 2 August 1944
American Air Museum
Captain Elmer Bockman. Command Pilot, Pilot, Mission, 95th Bomb Group. Mission Command Pilot B-17 "I'll Get By" 42-102700. Shot down by flak and crashed near Lisieux. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 2 August 1944
American Air Museum
Captain Robert Baber. Pilot, 95th Bomb Group. Pilot B-17 42-102700 "I'll Get By" Shot down by flak and crashed near Lisieux. 2-8-44. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 2 August 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Frank Sohm. Bombardier, 95th Bomb Group. B-17 "I'll Get By" 42-102700, Shot down by flak and crashed near Lisieux. 2-8-44. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 2 August 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Jasper Kaylor. Co-Pilot, 95th Bomb Group. Co-Pilot B-17 "I'll Get By" 42-102700, Shot down by flak and crashed near Lisieux. 2-8-44. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 2 August 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Raymond Dallas. Navigator, 95th Bomb Group. Navigator B-17 "I'll Get By" 42-102700, Shot down by flak and crashed near Lisieux. 2-8-44. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 2 August 1944
American Air Museum
Major Ralph McBride. Pilot, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) when shot down by Greece based Me-109s and crashed in the Ionian Sea. Earlier on 7 Nov 1942 B-24D-1-CO 41-23710 'Hares to Ya' had crash landing with no crew
Died 2 August 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Oscar Walrod. Top Turret Gunner, 95th Bomb Group. Top Turret Gunner B-17 "I'll Get By" 42-102700, Shot down by flak and crashed near Lisieux. 2-8-44. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 2 August 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Robert Hill. Radio Operator, 95th Bomb Group. Radio Operator B-17 "I'll Get By" 42-102700, Shot down by flak and crashed near Lisieux. 2-8-44. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 2 August 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Franklin Bois. Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 2 August 1994
American Air Museum