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!
Captain Eber Simpson. Operations Officer, 366th Fighter Group. Captain Eber E. Simpson, 24, son of Colonel and Mrs. George L. Simpson, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, was killed instantly Friday night, September 20, 1946, when the A-26 army airplane in which he wa
Died 20 September 1946
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Arnold Martin. Co-Pilot, 385th Bomb Group. Married on May 18, 1943. Fathered four children. He was a wonderful son, brother, husband, and father. Graduated high school at 15 because he was very intelligent. Was discharged from active
Died 20 September 1955
American Air Museum
Private First Class Clarence Beeley. Military Occupation Specialty 345-Truck Driver, Light, 384th Bomb Group. •Placed on Temporary duty for approximately two (2) days to London, purpose, Quartermaster Activities. AAF Station Special Orders #8 dated 9
Died 20 September 1993
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Allen Wiedman. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group. Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Wiggingen on 9/8/44 in B-24 Silent Yokum #4250581
Died 20 September 2003
American Air Museum