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!
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Mission date: 2 November 1944
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Colonel George Whitlock. Command Pilot, 493rd Bomb Group. Lieutenant Colonel George B Whitlock was killed in action on 2 November 1944, whilst flying over Mersberg. His aircraft was hit by flak and exploded in mid-air, Whitlock, from the co-pil
Died 2 November 1944
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Herbert Newman. Pilot, 398th Bomb Group. Shot down 2 November 1944 in B-17 #42102562 'Knockout. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Aircraft lost 7/26/1944 on practice mission (salvage) 42-102553. July 26, 1944, the A/C takeoff was being made
Died 2 November 1944
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Robert Campbell. Pilot, 398th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Merseburg on 11/2/44 in B-17 #4338670
Died 2 November 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant John Darcacz. Bombardier, 447th Bomb Group. 2nd Lieutenant John O. Darcacz was born July 13, 1923. His next of kin was his mother, Genevieve Darcacz, and his brother, Joseph Darcacz. His hometown was Pensacola, Florida.
He was serving as
Died 2 November 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Robert Femoyer. Navigator, 447th Bomb Group. Refused morphine after being mortally wounded so that he could navigate his crippled aircraft back to safety. On seventh mission. Navigator on B-17G-25-DL Flying Fortress 42-38052, Hotshot Gre
Died 2 November 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Bobby Younger. Ball Turret Gunner, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Barby in B-17 'Bomber Dear' #4297234
Bobby J Younger was a graduate of McKinney High School, Collins county, Texas. He
Died 2 November 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Leroy Kucharski. Waist Gunner, 398th Bomb Group. Shot down 2 November 1944 in B-17 #42102562 'Knockout. ' KIA.
Died 2 November 1944
American Air Museum