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!
First Lieutenant Edward St Clair. Pilot, 486th Bomb Group. Flew on plane named Roanoke Magician
Died 24 June 1905
American Air Museum
Captain Norman Roggenkamp. Pilot, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed at Treon in B-24 'Victory Belle' #42100294
Died 24 June 1944
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Colonel Clarence Porter. Pilot; Commanding Officer, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 24 June 1944
DFC/ AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Died 24 June 1944
American Air Museum
Lieutenant John Boyle. Observer, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 24 June 1944 Crashed at Treon in B-24 'Victory Belle' #42100294
DFC/ AM w/ 5 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Died 24 June 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Eugene Mlot. Bombardier, Enlisted, Nose Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 24 June 1944 Shot down at Treon in B-24 'Victory Belle' #42100294
DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Died 24 June 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Harry Owens. Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 381st Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 24 June 1944 in AC #42102585
Died 24 June 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Lowell Arnold. Top Turret Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 24 June 1944 Crashed at Treon i B-24 'Victory Belle ' #42100294
DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Died 24 June 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Darwin Berry. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. End Tour of Duty (ETD) 270 Hrs 6-12-44.
Died 24 June 1973
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Joseph Lally. Tail Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group on Gowen Field (Boise, Idaho) Special Orders #32 dated 1 February 1943, Lykes Henderson Crew, 2 combat missions.
Prisoner of War (POW). Shot down 26 June 1943 in
Died 24 June 1975
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Harry Deboef. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 24 June 1992
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Thomas Breen. Bombardier, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29867. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #838.
POW
Died 24 June 2001
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Thomas Hanrahan. Radio Operator, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29867. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #848.
POW
Died 24 June 2001
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Jeffers. Bombardier, 458th Bomb Group. 2nd Lt. Thomas F. Jeffers, bombardier, was shot down on 18 June 1944 on his 3rd mission. B-24 was named 'Rhapsody in Junk'. Was Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft III for 7 month
Died 24 June 2004
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Francis Wynn. Radio Operator, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 544th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 special Orders #157 dated 5 August 1944, Robert E. Rice Crew. 35 combat missions
Died 24 June 2007
American Air Museum