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!
FIGHTER ESCORT FIGHTER ESCORT FIGHTER ESCORT.
Locations: BERGERAC BERGERAC BERGERAC
Mission date: 5 March 1944
American Air Museum
Corporal Donald Maynard. , 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 5 March 1945
Died 5 March 1945
American Air Museum
Corporal John Boersma. , 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 5 March 1945
Died 5 March 1945
American Air Museum
Corporal Willard Brisson. , 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 5 March 1945
Died 5 March 1945
American Air Museum
MARSHALLING YARDS BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY OIL REFINERY MARSHALLING YARDS BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY.
Locations: CHEMNITZ FULDA HAMBURG/HARBURG Kreuztal, Germany PLAUEN
Mission date: 5 March 1945
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant James Essell. , 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 5 March 1945
Died 5 March 1945
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Ralph Reed. , 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 5 March 1945
Died 5 March 1945
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Robert Platt. Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA)
Died 5 March 1945
American Air Museum
Major General Uzal Ent. Commanding General, . Uzal Girard Ent was an American Army Air Forces officer who served as the commander of the Ninth and subsequently Second Air Force during World War II. Flew on the 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid. In Octo
Died 5 March 1948
American Air Museum
Colonel Loren Hillsinger. Pilot, 61st Troop Carrier Group. Eagle Squadron Fighter Pilot, Colonel Lorin B Hillsinger was the first USAAF officer permitted to return to operational flying after losing a limb.
C/O of 61st Troop Carrier Group, July 1941.
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Died 5 March 1966
American Air Museum