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!
Major Virgil Fields. Pilot - C/O, 31st Fighter Group. Major Virgil C. Fields became a World War II Ace, scoring five victories during the period from April 6, 1943 to January 28, 1944. C/O of 307th Fighter Sqn, 31st Fighter Grp, 12th AF USAAF, he made the
Died 6 February 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Myron Goldman. Co-Pilot, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". Shot down by flak on a mission to Dyon, FR on 6 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-97498 'Padded Cell'. Crew baled out and a/c crashed near Bricey. Killed in Action (
Died 6 February 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant William Ashton. Fighter Pilot, 55th Fighter Group. Assigned to 343FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Dijon, shot down by Fw190 and crashed near Évreux on 6-Feb-44 in P-38J 42-67893 on return from a bomber suppor
Died 6 February 1944
American Air Museum