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!
Binnenkomst tanks van onze bevrijders, 17 april 1945 omstreeks 11 uur 's morgens.
17 April 1945
Historisch Museum Ede
Canadezen met tank komen Ede binnen over de spoorlijn Telefoonweg,
17 April 1945
Historisch Museum Ede
Canadezen met tank komen Ede binnen over de spoorlijn Telefoonweg,
17 April 1945
Historisch Museum Ede
Canadezen met tank komen Ede binnen over de spoorlijn Telefoonweg,
17 April 1945
Historisch Museum Ede
Canadezen met tank komen Ede binnen over de spoorlijn Telefoonweg,
17 April 1945
Historisch Museum Ede
De eerste Canadese tanks van een verkenningseenheid rijden over de Stationsweg, richting het centrum van Ede.
17 April 1945
Historisch Museum Ede
First Lieutenant George Apple. Fighter Pilot, 55th Fighter Group. Assigned to 343FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Dresden. Failed to pull out of strafing attack on Ju88 and struck ground, rebounding into the air and cart wheeling acro
Died 17 April 1945
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Robert Davis. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) freelance mission to Praha Area, A/C struck by flak while strafing Pilsen Airdrome. Losing glycol, A/C P-51D 44-14387 abandoned afte
Died 17 April 1945
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Colonel Elwyn Righetti. Pilot, 55th Fighter Group. Righetti held the rank of Major when he joined the 55th Fighter Group but it would only be a matter of days before he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. He also spent just a couple of days wit
Died 17 April 1945
American Air Museum
Lieutenant James Lamb. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 353rd Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Wallersdorf in P-51 'Little Chum' #4414712
Died 17 April 1945
American Air Museum
Lieutenant William Preddy. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 339th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Prague (unknown cause) in P-51 'Rusty' #4411623. Bill was flying wing to Captain Ray Reuter when the two chased a pair of ME262 jet fighter
Died 17 April 1945
American Air Museum
RAIL JUNCTION RAIL STATION MARSHALLING YARDS BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY MARSHALLING YARDS RAIL CENTER RAIL JUNCTION RAIL JUNCTION RAIL JUNCTION MARSHALLING YARDS OIL DEPOT.
Locations: AUSSIG AUSSIG BEROUN DRESDEN DRESDEN DRESDEN FALKENAU FISCHE
Mission date: 17 April 1945
American Air Museum