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 AIRFIELD AIRFIELD AIRFIELD FIGHTER SWEEP AIRFIELD AIRFIELD AIRFIELD AIRFIELD TANK FACTORY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX AIRFIELD AIRFIELD AIRFIELD AIRFIELD.
Locations: ACHMER AHLHORN ESSEN/MULHEIM GIEBELSTADT Germany HESEPE HOPS
Mission date: 21 March 1945
American Air Museum
Captain Albert Davis. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down, hit by Flak whilst strafing, near Hesepe Germany in P-51 44-63670. Baled out at 50ft. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 16129.
Died 21 March 1945
American Air Museum
Captain Charles Andersen. Pilot, 416th Bomb Group. Captain Charles J. Andersen was born on July 15, 1921, the son of Charles J., Sr., and Flora Lina Anderson. His hometown was Chicago, Illinois, where his father was a Certified Public Accountant. He recei
Died 21 March 1945
American Air Museum
Jeanne d’Arc School on fire. Maglekildevej at Frederiksberg. 21st March 1945.
Taken 21 Mar 1945
National Museum of Denmark
Staff Sergeant Alvin Galusha. Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 452nd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Munster in B-17 'Rose-Etta' #4297977
Died 21 March 1945
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Anthony D'Amore. Ball Turret Gunner, 452nd Bomb Group. Shot down 21 March 1945 in AC #4297977. 'Rose Etta' near Munster Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 21 March 1945
American Air Museum
The mistakenly bombed French School and the surrounding neighborhoods. Henrik Ibsens Vej 18-22.
Taken 21 Mar 1945
National Museum of Denmark