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 Robert Tunnell. Pilot, 25th Bomb Group. Flew as camera chase plane for Anvil* bomber which exploded in front of the Mosquito causing an emergency landing at Halesworth. 12-8-44.
Failed to return from PR mission to Nijmegen-Eindhoven area
Died 19 September 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Edwin Hiro. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 357th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Vreden in P-51 'Horses Itch' #4413518
Died 19 September 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Edward Homner. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group. Shot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 #4252610 'The Madam. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Died 19 September 1994
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Albert Crittenden. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 19 September 1995
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Lyonel Campbell. Flight Engineer, 467th Bomb Group.
Died 19 September 1999
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Richard Grimm. Radio Operator, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". Flew 35 missions. He flew 6 missions with the 303rd from 24 July 1943 to 19 August 1943. Then he flew 29 missions with the 306th BG/367th BS from 19 Feb 194
Died 19 September 1999
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant William Aggers. Fighter Pilot, 495th Fighter Training Group. Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Baled out during navigation mission when visual contact with leader was lost in overcast in P47 41-6401 Returned to Duty RTD. 31-Dec-43. Trans
Died 19 September 2004
American Air Museum