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!
Sergeant James Ellenburg. Radio Operator Gunner, Unknown, 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few. Shot down 26 July 1943 in B-17 #4229709. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 26 July 1943
American Air Museum
U-BOAT PENS Continental Gummiwerke rubber processing plant at Hannover. Nordhafen rubber processing factory at Hannover, Germany SUBMARINE WORK PENS.
Locations: HAMBURG (Primary) HANNOVER/ CONTINENTAL GUMMIWERKE FACTORY (Primary) HANNOVER/NORDH
Mission date: 26 July 1943
American Air Museum
FUEL DUMP MARSHALLING YARDS.
Locations: GIVET (Primary) ST. JUIST (Opportunistic)
Mission date: 26 July 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Thomas Wheeler. Flight engineer/top turret gunner , 384th Bomb Group. Thomas Brooks Wheeler (listed as "Tom B. Wheeler" at NARA's Enlistment records) was Engineer/Top Turret gunner in the 384th Bomb Group/546th Bomb Squadron.
Died 26 July 2002
American Air Museum