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!
Private Eugene Murphy. , . Died/killed on 11/10/42. Assigned to USAAF Headquarters squadron and the 1st Bomb wing
Died 10 November 1942
American Air Museum
Corporal Herman Kolousek. PS, 482nd Bomb Group. KIS in B-17F #42-5793 crashed at Brome, Suffolk, en route to leading the 100th Bomb Group. He was the PFF plane, sent to lead the group.
Died 10 November 1943
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant John Russell. Co-Pilot, 482nd Bomb Group. "Jack" was a good friend of my father and grandfather in Baldwin, New York. He wrote quite a handful of letters to both of them during the war. My grandfather sent him care packages to
Died 10 November 1943
American Air Museum
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY COMMUNICATIONS TARGETS AIRFIELD AIRFIELD MARSHALLING YARDS AIRFIELD AIRFIELD SCREENING MISSION AIRFIELD.
Locations: COLOGNE/BUTZWEILHOF COLOGNE/OSTHEIM HANAU HANAU/LANGENDIEBACH WEISEBADEN WEISEBADEN WIESBADEN/HALLE
Mission date: 10 November 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Martin Berkircher. Military Occupation Specialty 747-Airplane and Engine Mechanic, 384th Bomb Group.
Died 10 November 1952
American Air Museum