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 Jack Barrie. Fighter Pilot, 364th Fighter Group. Assigned to 385FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Detached Service to 1st Scouting Force, Returned to 385FS. Credited 1 x Kill. Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to Grofhorn. Hit by flak in P-51D
Died 19 February 1945
American Air Museum
Private George Mann PLY/14420, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division
Died 19 February 1945
Lives of the First World War
SCOUTING MISSION OIL REFINERY BENZOL PLANT OIL REFINERY BENZOL PLANT FIGHTER SWEEPS BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY VEHICLE PLANT VEHICLE PLANT MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS RAIL BRIDGE.
Locations: ALM BOCHU
Mission date: 19 February 1945
American Air Museum