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 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