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 AIRCRAFT FACTORIES INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX AIRFIELD AIRCRAFT FACTORIES INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX.
Locations: AUGSBURG (Opportunistic) AUGSBURG (Primary) LAUFFERN (Opportunistic) LECHFELD (Primary) OBERPFAFFENHO
Mission date: 13 April 1944
American Air Museum
Flight Officer Leo Carey. Bombardier, 445th Bomb Group. Shot down 13 April 1944 in B-24 #4129132 'Tenovus. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
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Died 13 April 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Philip Wade. Bombardier, 390th Bomb Group. Shot down 13 April 1944 in B-17 #4239819 'Anoxia Queen. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
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Died 13 April 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Roy Sanders. Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 401st Bomb Group. Shot down 13 April 1944 in B-17 #4231508 'Command Performance. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
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Died 13 April 1944
American Air Museum