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: 8 March 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Antigon Mars. Navigator, 446th Bomb Group. Crashed N of Hanover, GR on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944 in B-24J #42-100231. KIA.
Died 8 March 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Clifton Helfer. Pilot, 446th Bomb Group. Crashed N of Hanover, GR on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944 in B-24J #42-100231. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 8 March 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Leon Neamon. Bombardier, 446th Bomb Group. Crashed N of Hanover, GR on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944 in B-24J #42-100231. KIA.
Died 8 March 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Donald Wollard. Co-Pilot, 388th Bomb Group. Shot down by 20mm shells from ME109s on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944, B-17F #42-30340 'Screamin' Red Ass' crashed W of Magdeburg, GR. Killed in Action (KIA).
2nd Li
Died 8 March 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Edgar Worsham. Co-Pilot, 446th Bomb Group. Crashed N of Hanover, GR on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944 in B-24J #42-100231. KIA.
Died 8 March 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant George Maitland. Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. After take off on an operational mission on 8 Mar 1944, P-47C #41-6229 was struck in mid-air by an unknown object and crashed at Barking, Suffolk. Killed in Action (KIA).
AM/ PH
Died 8 March 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Irvin Roeder. Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 446th Bomb Group. Crashed N of Hanover, GR on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944 in B-24J #42-100231. KIA.
Died 8 March 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Loring Robblee. Ball Turret Gunner, 446th Bomb Group. Crashed N of Hanover, GR on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944 in B-24J #42-100231. KIA.
Died 8 March 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Milton Capps. Tail Gunner, 446th Bomb Group. Crashed N of Hanover, GR on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944 in B-24J #42-100231. KIA.
Died 8 March 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant William Civitarese. Waist Gunner, 446th Bomb Group. Crashed N of Hanover, GR on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944 in B-24J #42-100231. KIA.
Died 8 March 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Alva Hood. Top Turret Gunner, 446th Bomb Group. Crashed N of Hanover, GR on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944 in B-24J #42-100231. KIA.
Died 8 March 1944
American Air Museum