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 PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE MISSION SCOUTING MISSION MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX MARSHALLING YARDS COMMUNICATIONS CENTER MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS RAIL JUNCTION MARSHALLING
Mission date: 3 January 1945
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Charles Keaney. , 364th Fighter Group. Missing in Action, memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing in the Ardennes American Cemetery, Belgium.
Died 3 January 1945
American Air Museum
Major James Wright. Pilot/Base Operations Officer, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. ETO Ribbon, Air Medal w/Oak Leaf Cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross
Died 3 January 1975
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Joseph LaJudice. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 3 January 1989
American Air Museum