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!
Cheering for the team at the Valley baths, Brisbane, December 1943
Taken 13 Dec 1943
State Library of Queensland, Australia
INDUSTRIAL AREA INDUSTRIAL AREA INDUSTRIAL AREA SHIP YARD SHIP YARD SHIP YARD SHIP YARD Ship yard and submarine pens.
Locations: Bremen, Germany HAMBURG (Opportunistic) HAMBURG (Opportunistic) KIEL (Primary) KIEL (Primary) KIEL (Primary) KIEL (P
Mission date: 13 December 1943
American Air Museum
Lieutenant George Pipher. Pilot, 323rd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). B-26C #41-34940 'Raunchy Rascal'. MACR 1497. Hit by flak on bombing mission to Schipol Airfield, Amsterdam, Holland. Came down in the North Sea off the Dutch coast.
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Died 13 December 1943
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Graham Ladd. Bombardier, 96th Bomb Group. Shot down 13 December 1943 in B-17 #423261 'Short Stride. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 13 December 1943
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant John Boyd. Navigator, 96th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). December 13, 1943, 'Dottie J' ac 42-30160 lost 2 engines to flak over Kiel and crashed upon landing. 4 KOF, 6 RTD
Died 13 December 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Carroll Schneider. Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner, 323rd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). B-26C #41-34940 'Raunchy Rascal'. MACR 1497. Hit by flak on bombing mission to Schipol Airfield, Amsterdam, Holland. Came down in the
Died 13 December 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant James Mabry. Ball Turret Gunner, 96th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). December 13, 1943, B-17 'Dottie J' ac 42-30160 lost 2 engines to flak over Kiel and crashed upon landing. 4 KOF, 6 RTD
Died 13 December 1943
American Air Museum