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 Teddy Potocki. Ground Crew, 384th Bomb Group. Killed in Service (KIS) 18 April 1944.
Died 18 April 1944
American Air Museum
MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS OIL DEPOT MARSHALLING YARDS RAIL JUNCTION MARSHALLING YARDS ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMERS MARSHALLING YARDS ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMERS MARSHALLING YARDS.
Locations: FREISING KOLLIN NEUBURG AN DER DONAU PASSAU PASSAU PI
Mission date: 18 April 1945
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant George Grover. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group. Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed near Rotterdam on 8/9/44 in B-24 Hot Box #4129374 Released from Prisoner of War (POW) camp on 17 Apr 45 and died in British hospital 18 Apr 45
POW
Died 18 April 1945
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant John Miller. Top Turret Gunner, 457th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 18 April 1945 in B-17 44-8557
AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 18 April 1945
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Roy Latham. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 18 April 1999
American Air Museum
Frank Kottlowski. Navigator; Photographic Interpreter, 7th Photographic Group. Enlisted 1942. Gained an interest for geology whilst working as a photographic interpreter with 8AF and followed a career in geology following the end of his service in 1945.
Died 18 April 2001
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) William Benefield. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 18 April 2002
American Air Museum