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!
Carl Schaaf. Tail Gunner, Waist Gunner, 381st Bomb Group. Shot down 24 May 1944 in B-17 #4238010. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Ezzell, C. Crew
Died 24 May 1944
American Air Museum
Captain Unite Brodin. Pilot, 398th Bomb Group. Shot down 24 May 1944 in B-17 #42107231. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Died 24 May 1944
American Air Museum
CARPETBAGGER MISSIONS.
Locations: CARPETBAGGER OPERATIONS
Mission date: 24 May 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Louis Haberman. Navigator, 398th Bomb Group. Shot down 24 May 1944 in B-17 #42107231. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Died 24 May 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Paul Voehringer. Bombardier, 398th Bomb Group. Shot down 24 May 1944 in B-17 #42107231. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Died 24 May 1944
American Air Museum
Major Judson Gray. Pilot, Mission, Squadron Commander, 398th Bomb Group. Shot down 24 May 1944 in B-17 #42107231. KIA. Berlin, Germany
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Died 24 May 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Alfred Clumpner. Co-Pilot, Pilot, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". Shot down 24 May 1944 in B-17 #4297787. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Died 24 May 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Herbert Fritts. Fighter Pilot, 355th Fighter Group. Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) ramrod mission, failed to pull out of strafing run on train in P-51B 42-106874, crashed near Hambergen. 2nd Lt Fritts Killed
Died 24 May 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant James Baker. Top Turret Gunner, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". Shot down 24 May 1944 in B-17 #4297787. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Died 24 May 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant John Goetz. Ball Turret Gunner, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". Shot down 24 May 1944 in B-17 #4297787. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Died 24 May 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Chester Predko. Waist Gunner, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Shot down 24 May 1944 in B-17 #4232113. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Died 24 May 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Erwin Zimmer. Radio Operator, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". S/Sgt Erwin C. Zimmer flew on two combat missions (#151, 159).
Shot down 24 May 1944 in B-17 #4297787. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Died 24 May 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Gene Minton. Tail Gunner, 447th Bomb Group. Prop wash accident 24 May 1944 in B-17 #42102494. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Died 24 May 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Kenneth Pickell. Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". Shot down 24 May 1944 in B-17 #4297787. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Died 24 May 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Peter Carrado. Ball Turret Gunner, 398th Bomb Group. Shot down 24 May 1944 in B-17 #42107231. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Died 24 May 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Marlin Woodward. Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 398th Bomb Group. Shot down 24 May 1944 in B-17 #42107231. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Died 24 May 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Jerome Harley. Bombardier, Bombardier; Togglier, 401st Bomb Group. Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by fighters and crashed at Schelesttstadt on 7/13/44 in B-17 42-97953
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Staff Sergeant Jerome V. Harley was born May 6, 1922, the son of
Died 24 May 1945
American Air Museum
Elsie Bambridge. , . Lady Elsie Bambridge was the daughter of English writer Rudyard Kipling and the wife of Captain George Bambridge. In 1938, Elsie and her husband bought Wimpole Estate, Cambridgeshire's largest stately home, parts of which were r
Died 24 May 1976
American Air Museum
Corporal (5th Grade) Edward Bartholomew. Ground Crew Aircraft Mechanic, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 24 May 2000
American Air Museum