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!
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY AIRCRAFT FACTORY MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS BALL BEARING PLANTS.
Locations: GUSTAVSBURG KOBLENZ (Secondary) MAINZ (Primary) SCHWEINFURT (Secondary)
Mission date: 9 October 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Donald Petersen. Co-Pilot, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 9 October 1944. See the book 'View From Above A War Story' and also 'Flying' a film script on file at the museum that tells the c
Died 9 October 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Walter Sanders. Pilot, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 9 October 1944
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Died 9 October 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Warren Wiesler. Navigator, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 9 October 1944
AM/ PH
Died 9 October 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Bethal Parks. Top Turret Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) on 10/9/44 in B-24 #4295168
Died 9 October 1944
American Air Museum