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 Malcolm Erickson. Pilot, 405th Fighter Group. On 23 March, 1945, P47's of the 9th Air Force, including the 405th FG, were involved in attacks near Schermbeck, Dinslaken, Borken, Sudlohn Germ. Most likely, these attack were in preparation of t
Died 23 March 1945
American Air Museum
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Mission date: 23 March 1945
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First Lieutenant James Powell. Pilot, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) near Munster in B-24 #4449573
Died 23 March 1945
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Donald Farwell. Mickey Operator, Pathfinder Operator, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) near Munster in B-24 #4449573
Died 23 March 1945
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Lieutenant Edward Krall. Navigator, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) near Munster in B-24 #4449573
Died 23 March 1945
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Staff Sergeant Charles Liller. Right Waist Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) near Munster in B-24 #4449573
Died 23 March 1945
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Delmar Beesley. Tail Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Duisburg in B-17 'Heavenly Body' #43-39053 on 23 March 1945.
Died 23 March 1945
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Paul Orwig. Left Waist Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) near Munster in B-24 #4449573
Died 23 March 1945
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Peter Trainor. Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 23 March 1945
AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Died 23 March 1945
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Robert Boyd. Tail Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 23 March 1945 crashed near Munster in B-24 #4449573
AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Died 23 March 1945
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Ralph Wile. Top Turret Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 23 March 1945 crashed near Munster in B-24 #4449573
AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Died 23 March 1945
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Roy Horwitz. Radio Operator, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) near Munster in B-24 #4449573
Died 23 March 1945
American Air Museum