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 MARSHALLING YARDS INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX AIRCRAFT FACTORIES.
Locations: OSNABRUCK (Primary) STETTIN (Opportunistic) STRASLAND (Opportunistic) TUTOW (Primary)
Mission date: 13 May 1944
American Air Museum
Captain Frank Cutler. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 352nd Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Grimmen, Germany in P-51 #42106483.
Died 13 May 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Thomas Francis. Pilot, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down 13 May 1944 in B-17 #42-97404. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Died 13 May 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Robert Dalby. Co-Pilot, 447th Bomb Group. Shot down 13 May 1944 in B-17 #42102638. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Died 13 May 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Harry Gutierrez. Top Turret Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down 13 May 1944 in B-17G 42-102548. While the formation was under attack from enemy aircraft, the plane left formation, dove directly down and disappeared through undercast; crashed near
Died 13 May 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Salvadore Soto. Tail Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down 13 May 1944 in B-17 #42-102548. While the formation was under attack from enemy aircraft, theplane left formation, dove directly down and disappeared through undercast; crashed near Zarnek
Died 13 May 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Clinton Kraft. Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Shot down 13 May 1944 in B-17 #4129391 'Little Lulu. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
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Died 13 May 1944
American Air Museum