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: 10 January 1945
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant William Doherty. Fighter Pilot, 364th Fighter Group. MACR 11876 just mentions Lt Doherty's P-51 was last seen in formation above Vielsalm, Belgium. No chute was seen and no trace of the plane or pilot was found. Freeman's "
Died 10 January 1945
American Air Museum
Lieutenant James Hannaman. Co-Pilot, 390th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Dusseldorf in B-17 #4338668
1st Lt James D. Hannaman enlisted in Portland, Oregon on 29 September 1942. He was killed when the Eight Air Force bomber on which he was co-pi
Died 10 January 1945
American Air Museum
Lieutenant John Dodrill. Pilot, 100th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Gladbach in B-17 'The All AMerican Girl' #4237936
Died 10 January 1945
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Stanford Kay. Navigator, 390th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) at Dusseldorf in B-17 #4338668
A/C 668 received a direct hit by flak at Dusseldorf between #1 and #2 engines. The A/C peeled out of formation and went into a 30 sec dive i
Died 10 January 1945
American Air Museum
Sergeant Mark Hertz. Ball Turret Gunner, 390th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Dusseldorf in B-17 #4338668
Died 10 January 1945
American Air Museum
Sergeant Ward Gillespie. Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 390th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Dusseldorf in B-17 #4338668
Died 10 January 1945
American Air Museum