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!
Technical Sergeant James Chandler. Engineer, 398th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA).
398th History, Vol II reports his casulty on 10 Sept 1944 on Stutgart Germany mission.
air medal
Died 23 October 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Charles Poage. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Charles Poage arrived the the 4th Fighter Group on 13 July 1944. He was assigned to the 335th Squadron. During September, he accounted for four enemy aircraft destroyed.
On 24 December th
Died 23 October 1965
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Donald Poutry. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Flew one mission with his crew and was reassigned.
Died 23 October 1989
American Air Museum
Colonel Harold Bowman. Commanding Officer, 401st Bomb Group. Commanding Officer of 401st BG from June 1943 to 5 December 1944.
On 26 Nov 1943, he led the mission and although the visibility was not too good, we saw a thick band of fire spreading over th
Died 23 October 1994
American Air Museum
Captain Robert Sheehan. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Lead Crew Pilot 30 missions. At Zwishennan, Germany Air Field lost #2 Engine lost main control cables. Switched on Auto Pilot cables. Maintained the group lead position - fixed main cables and returned to E
Died 23 October 1998
American Air Museum
Colonel Thomas Personett. Pilot, 50th Fighter Group. Flew P-47 Thunderbolts with the 313th Fighter Squadron, 50th Fighter Group. Retired as a Colonel in 1971. Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal w/ 17 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart.
Died 23 October 2006
American Air Museum