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!
First Lieutenant Howard DeBoer. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group. Killed when his B-29 crashed trying to make an emergency landing at Guam while on a Search and Rescue mission in December 1953.
Died 17 December 1953
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Chesley Robertson. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Joined RCAF, assigned to 133S, transferred to 336FS 4FG 8AF USAAF, transferred to 8th AFSC, 2nd Air Base Depot.
Discharged from the USAAF in 1946
Post War:
Captain, Ethiopian Airlines/Saudi A
Died 17 December 1975
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Charles Vejda. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group. Evaded (EVD) Crashed at Orival on 8/13/44 in B-24 Wild Pussy #4252529
Died 17 December 1996
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Earl Stiteler. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 17 December 1998
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Charles Senn. Ground Crew Chief, 55th Fighter Group.
Died 17 December 1999
American Air Museum