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: 9 September 1944
American Air Museum
Corporal Leonard Gilkey. Tail Gunner, 390th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Ennepe Dam in B-17 #42102594
Corporal Leonard M. Gilkey was born December 12, 1918, and was the son of Joseph and Florence Gilkey. His hometown was Lyons, Kentuck
Died 9 September 1944
American Air Museum
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Mission date: 9 September 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Kenneth Moore. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 9 Sep 1944 in AC #42-76351.
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Died 9 September 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Robert Gallagher. Pilot, 390th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Ennepe Dam in B-17 #42102594
2nd Lieutenant Robert A. Gallagher was born December 6, 1920. His next of kin was his mother, Stella F. Gallagher. He was from F
Died 9 September 1944
American Air Museum