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!
Pilot Officer Hugh Brown. Pilot, . Joined RAFVR, assigned to 133S, crashed on a patrol over the North Sea and was Killed in Action (KIA). 16-3-42.
Died 16 March 1942
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Walter Tonkin. Fighter Pilot , 78th Fighter Group. During a strafing run the wing of P-47D 42-8543 hit the ground and crashed near Chievres. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 16 March 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Lawrence Rodriguez. Radio Operator, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Baled out over England with the chute improperly attached when B-24H #42-7641 developed mechanical problems on a mission to 16 Mar 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 16 March 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Fred Maddox. , 447th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) on 16 Mar 1944.
Died 16 March 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant John Morrow. Fighter Pilot, 479th Fighter Group.
Died 16 March 1983
American Air Museum