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!
Lieutenant George Hartman. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Nantes in P-47D #42-8538. Shot down by FW 190s.
10/24/1944 landing in P-47D #42-74654. He had to be dug out of a defense trench but was uninjured.
Died 5 January 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Arthur Granger. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Rennes in P-47D #42-8622 after being attacked by FW 190s.
AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 5 January 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Myles Hannify. Waist Gunner, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Shot down 5 January 1944 in B-17 #42-30794. Killed in Action (KIA).
Sergeant Myles F. Hannify was born January 30, 1919. His next of kin were his parents, Michael and Delia Hannif
Died 5 January 1944
American Air Museum