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 Thomas McGerty. Pilot, . Missing in Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb W3509, escorting Blenheim's to Mazingarbe, believed to have ditched on return 17-9-41. Killed in Action (KIA). His body washed ashore on 20th October 1941 near Castricum, Ne
Died 17 September 1941
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Woodrow Glover. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 361st Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Geldern in P-51 'Mary Jane' #42106944
Died 17 September 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Nicholas Vozzy. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Flying as cover for airborne invasion to Wesel, Germany
, jumped by Fw190 and shot down in P-51B 43-6841. Crashed at Hoxfeld. Lt Vozzy Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 17 September 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Paul Wolf. Military Occupation Specialty (MOS) 826, Supply Technician, 384th Bomb Group.
Died 17 September 1952
American Air Museum