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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Locations: AVORD (Primary) BRETIGNY (Primary) BROURGES (Primary) MASSEY/PALAISEAU (Primary) MELUN (Primary) ROMORANTIN/PRUNIERES (Primary) VERS
Mission date: 4 June 1944
American Air Museum
Captain James Wilkinson. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. James Willard Wilkinson was born in Newark, Ohio, on November 9, 1916. He grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and attended Cincinnati University where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity.
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Died 4 June 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Raymond Sachtleben. Pilot, 492nd Bomb Group. Killed in crash of B24 42-95160, Garvestone Norfolk
Died 4 June 1944
American Air Museum
Flight Officer Wallace Krueger. Bombardier, 492nd Bomb Group. Killed in crash of B24 42-95160, Garvestone, Norfolk
Died 4 June 1944
American Air Museum
Private Edward Bunalski. Fire Fighter, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Killed by an exploding bomb as he responded to crash of B24 42-95160
Died 4 June 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Gerald Hirschman. Navigator, 492nd Bomb Group. Killed in crash of B24 42-95160
Died 4 June 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Vernon Mueller. Co-Pilot, 492nd Bomb Group. Killed in crash of B24 42-95160, Garvestone Norfolk
Died 4 June 1944
American Air Museum
Senior Chaplain to the Forces Ernest Sydney Emmitt , Royal Army Chaplain's Department
Died 4 June 1944
Lives of the First World War
Sergeant Monroe Atchley. Fire Fighter, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Killed by an exploding bomb as he was responding to the crash of B-24 42-91560
Died 4 June 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Edward DeBrular. Gunner, 492nd Bomb Group. Killed in crash of B24 42-95160, Garvestone Norfolk
Died 4 June 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant George Johnson. Right Waist Gunner, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars. Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 42-31353 'Queenie. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
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Died 4 June 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Harry Wensel. Gunner, 492nd Bomb Group. Killed in crash of B24 42-95160, Garvestone Norfolk
Died 4 June 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Howard Schwegel. Gunner, 492nd Bomb Group. Killed in crash of B24 42-95160, Garvestone Norfolk
Died 4 June 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Oliver Brown. Gunner, 492nd Bomb Group. Died in crash of B24 42-95160, Garvestone Norfolk
Died 4 June 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Clarence Grimm. Engineer, 492nd Bomb Group. Killed in crash of B24 42-95160, Garvestone Norfolk
Died 4 June 1944
American Air Museum