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!
CONVOY PATROL BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY.
Locations: HAMBURG (Primary) WANGEROOGE ISLAND (Last Resort)
Mission date: 25 June 1943
American Air Museum
Captain Fern Titus. Pilot, 389th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). Plane hit by flak right after leaving target and crashed near Vigny. B-24 #41-28793
Died 25 June 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Arthur Maatta. Bombardier, 379th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) in B-17G #42-97680 'Lil Satan'
Died 25 June 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Kenneth Langenmayr. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Britaigny in B-24 'Crippled Bitch' #4129371
Died 25 June 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Earl Belleville. Left Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Show down by flak and crashed near Britaigny in B-24 'Crippled Bitch' #41-29371
Died 25 June 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Maurice Verges. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) shot down by flak and crashed near Britaigny in B-24 'Crippled Bitch' #4129371
Died 25 June 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Kenneth Brookshier. Top Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Britigny in B-24 'Crippled Bitch' #41-29371
Died 25 June 1944
American Air Museum
Major General Howard Turner. Commanding General, . SS w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC/ AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 25 June 1965
American Air Museum
Brigadier General Murray Woodbury. Fighter Wing Commander; Commanding General, . Murray C. Woodbury was born in 1899 in Burlington, Vt. He graduated from the Florida Military Academy in 1917, and attended Norwich University, Vt. He served as a private and
Died 25 June 1978
American Air Museum
Major General Frank Hunter. Commanding General, . Formerly command pilot. WW I Ace. Hunter AFB named for him. CG VIIIFC 14 May 1942 to 29 August 1943. Retired 31 March 1946.
4 DSCs WW I
Died 25 June 1982
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant James McMahon. Pilot, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17 42-3041. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW Camp: POW data not found in National Archives POW database.
POW
Died 25 June 1990
American Air Museum