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: 5 August 1944
American Air Museum
Captain Ralph Amoss. Bombardier, 392nd Bomb Group. Shot down 5 August 1944 in AC #4295222. Killed in Action (KIA). According to Wendling's Crusaders by Vickers p. 55, Amoss was one of the leading Bombardiers. he asked to fly this mission in place of
Died 5 August 1944
American Air Museum
Lieutenant John Hatch. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 353rd Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) crashed into North Sea in P-47 #4226027
Died 5 August 1944
American Air Museum