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 Kleinstuber. Pilot, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Shot down 18 March 1943 in B-24 #4123666 'Hot Freight. ' Killed in Action (KIA). Flying in the diamond position of the lead element on a mission to Vegesack, Germa
Died 18 March 1943
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Jack Mathis. Bombardier, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". Killed in Action (KIA) 18 March 1943 in B-17 #4124561. Vegesack. As lead Bombardier aboard 'The Duchess,' released bombs accurately after being mortally w
Died 18 March 1943
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Neil Stevens. Bombardier, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Shot down 18 March 1943 in B-24 #4123666 'Hot Freight. ' Killed in Action (KIA). Flying in the diamond position of the lead element on a mission to Vegesack, German
Died 18 March 1943
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Ralph Hanson. Co-Pilot, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Shot down 18 March 1943 in B-24 #4123666 'Hot Freight. ' Killed in Action (KIA). Flying in the diamond position of the lead element on a mission to Vegesack, Germany
Died 18 March 1943
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Robert Ward. Navigator, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Shot down 18 March 1943 in B-24 #4123666 'Hot Freight. ' Killed in Action (KIA). Flying in the diamond position of the lead element on a mission to Vegesack, Germany
Died 18 March 1943
American Air Museum
Sergeant John Skall. Ball Turret Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Shot down 18 March 1943 in B-24 #4123666 'Hot Freight. ' Killed in Action (KIA). Flying in the diamond position of the lead element on a mission to Vegesack, Germany
Died 18 March 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Edwin Robinson. Tail Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Shot down 18 March 1943 in B-24 #4123666 'Hot Freight. ' Killed in Action (KIA). Flying in the diamond position of the lead element on a mission to Vegesack, Germa
Died 18 March 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant James Deshotel. Waist Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Shot down 18 March 1943 in B-24 #4123666 'Hot Freight. ' Killed in Action (KIA). Flying in the diamond position of the lead element on a mission to Vegesack, Germ
Died 18 March 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Philip Serum. Top Turret Gunner ; Flight Engineer, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 18 March 1943. Shot down in B-24 #4123666 'Hot Freight. ' Flying in the diamond position of the lead element on a miss
Died 18 March 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Raymond Bolle. Right Waist Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Shot down 18 March 1943 in B-24 #4123666 'Hot Freight. ' Killed in Action (KIA). Flying in the diamond position of the lead element on a mission to Vegesack,
Died 18 March 1943
American Air Museum