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!
Corporal (Technician Fifth Grade) Harry Brestle. Military Occupation Specialty 345-Truck Driver, Light, 384th Bomb Group. •Promoted to T-5 on AAF Station Special Orders #163 dated 9 December 1943.
•Reclassified from Military Occupation Specialty
Died 18 January 1944
American Air Museum
Captain Robert Hall. Pilot, 487th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 18 Jan 1945 in B-24 #42-52771 'Rough Riders'.
DFC w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ AM w/ 5 Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 18 January 1945
American Air Museum
Captain Joseph Powers. Pilot, 495th Fighter Training Group. Captain Joseph H Powers, was born 8 June 1920 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He attended school in Tulsa and graduated Tulsa Central High School.
He was attending The University of Oklahoma on 7 December 19
Died 18 January 1951
American Air Museum
Lieutenant William Sykes. Pilot, 361st Fighter Group. Shot down 24 December 1944 in AC #4411203. Prisoner of War (POW).
AM/ PH/ DFC/ POW
5 destroyed
Died 18 January 1987
American Air Museum
Major Melvin Baylor. Fighter pilot, 356th Fighter Group. Transferred from RCAF. Assigned to 361FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 3 x kills, 1 x damaged. Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean Medal.
Post war: Remained
Died 18 January 1995
American Air Museum