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 INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX BMW FACTORY MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS HIGHWAY BRIDGE ON AUTOBAHN INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX AIRFIELD.
Locations: AUGSBURG (Opportunistic) EPPINGEN (Opportunistic) MUNICH (Primar
Mission date: 11 July 1944
American Air Museum
Captain James Dale. Pilot, 446th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down and crashed near Denklingen in B-24 'Dissipated Duck' #42-94994
Died 11 July 1944
American Air Museum
Flight Officer Fred Herman. Co-Pilot, 458th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed into channel in B-24 Lorelie #4129300
Flight Officer Fred B. Herman was born January 6, 1923. His next of kin were his parents, Fred and Edith He
Died 11 July 1944
American Air Museum
SCOUTING MISSION WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE MISSION WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE MISSION CARPETBAGGER MISSION.
Locations: ATLANTIC OCEAN CARPETBAGGER
Mission date: 11 July 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Samuel Cooper 240546 and 2189, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
Died 11 July 1944
Lives of the First World War
Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Homer Brewer. Left Waist Gunner, 458th Bomb Group.
Died 11 July 1944
American Air Museum