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 Clinton Sipe. Bombardier, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Clinton Sipe grew up in Osceola, Pennsylvania and studied at the Osceola High School, graduating in 1932. He went to the Pittsburgh University to pursue his studies and gradu
Died 18 July 1943
American Air Museum
INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX TROOP CONCENTRATION OIL REFINERY EQUIPMENT CONCENTRATION HARBOUR INSTALLATION MARSHALLING YARDS V-2 MISSILE DEVELOPMENT TROOP CONCENTRATION MARSHALLING YARDS TROOP CONCENTRATION.
Locations: CUXHAVEN (Opportunistic) FRENOUVILLE
Mission date: 18 July 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Peter Igoe. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed into English Channel in B-24 Spare Parts #4129350
Died 18 July 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Louis McCarville. Top Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed in to Baltic in B-24 Spare Parts #4129350
Died 18 July 1944
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Fuller. Pilot, 486th Bomb Group. Assigned to ETO in 1944. Pilot of B-17 'Gemini II'
PH/ DFC
Died 18 July 1983
American Air Museum
Captain John Hoefker. Pilot, 10th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. Captain John H Hoefker, piloted North American P-51C Mustang 42-103368 to shoot down three enemy aircraft in June 1944. He became the 10th Photo Recon Group's most successful combat
Died 18 July 1990
American Air Museum