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 V-1 MISSILE SITES V-1 MISSILE SITES V-1 MISSILE SITES.
Locations: PAS DE CALAIS (Primary) PAS DE CALAIS (Primary) PAS DE CALAIS (Primary)
Mission date: 14 January 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Arthur Brown. Pilot, 495th Fighter Group. On local formation flight on 14 Jan 1944, P-47D #42-7925 spun in and crashed near Shrewbridge. Killed in Action (KIA)
There is a Memorial in St. Mary's Church, Nantwich to him and a website
Died 14 January 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Henry Goodwin. Pilot, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Shot down by head-on attacks by fighters on mission to military targets at Escalles-sur-Buchy, France on 14 January 1944 in B-24D #41-23779 '4-Q-2'. KIA.
Died 14 January 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant John Phelps. Navigator, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Shot down by head-on attacks by fighters on mission to military targets at Escalles-sur-Buchy, France on 14 January 1944 in B-24D #41-23779 '4-Q-2'. Killed in Actio
Died 14 January 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Raymond Clark. Co-Pilot, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Shot down by head-on attacks by fighters on mission to military targets at Escalles-sur-Buchy, France on 14 January 1944 in B-24D #41-23779 '4-Q-2'. Killed in Acti
Died 14 January 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Richard Forest. Bombardier, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Shot down by head-on attacks by fighters on mission to military targets at Escalles-sur-Buchy, France on 14 January 1944 in B-24D #41-23779 '4-Q-2'. Killed in A
Died 14 January 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Vincent Hyland. Nose Gunner, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Died in the crash of B24 44-40283, “Lassie Come Home.”
Died 14 January 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Andy Chalan. Waist Gunner, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Shot down by head-on attacks by fighters on mission to military targets at Escalles-sur-Buchy, France on 14 January 1944 in B-24D #41-23779 '4-Q-2'.
Andy Chalan wa
Died 14 January 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Joseph Mindelsohn. Top Turret Gunner, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Shot down by head-on attacks by fighters on mission to military targets at Escalles-sur-Buchy, France on 14 January 1944 in B-24D #41-23779 '4-Q-2'.
Died 14 January 1944
American Air Museum