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 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