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: 3 March 1945
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant George Jones. Fighter Pilot, 339th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) at Meckohn in P-51 #441204
Died 3 March 1945
American Air Museum
Flight Officer Aram Kadehjian. Navigator, 448th Bomb Group. Aram Kadehjian was Killed in Action (KIA) when flying as a navigator on a mission on 3 March 1945. His B-24 42-51247 collided with another aircraft and crashed near Osterburg on a mission to Magd
Died 3 March 1945
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Irving Smarinsky. Pilot, 448th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Osterburg in B-24 'Gung Ho' #4250463
Died 3 March 1945
American Air Museum
Private Joseph Mull. Nose Gunner, 448th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Osterburg in B-24 #4251247
Died 3 March 1945
American Air Museum
Sapper Patrick Joseph Barclay WR/202573, Royal Engineers
Died 3 March 1945
Lives of the First World War
Second Lieutenant Horace Lane. Co-Pilot, 448th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Osterburg in B-24 'Gung Ho' #4250463
Died 3 March 1945
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Otis Kurth. Fighter Pilot, 339th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) March 3, 1945, hometown Wichita, KS
Died 3 March 1945
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Robert Duncan. Pilot, 95th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Schoenbeck in B-17 'Paisano' #42102450
Died 3 March 1945
American Air Museum