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!
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY FIGHTER SWEEP JET AIRCRAFT PLANT MARSHALLING YARDS OPTICAL WORKS AIRFIELD AIRFIELD BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY MARSHALLING YARDS VEHICLE FACTORY.
Locations: BAUMENHEIM FU
Mission date: 19 March 1945
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Grant Stout. Fighter Pilot, 365th Fighter Group.
Died 19 March 1945
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant James Bolen. Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Shot down 19 March 1945 in AC 44-72386. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Died 19 March 1945
American Air Museum