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!
Second Lieutenant Jerome Foreman. Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. 2nd Lieutenant Jerome L. Foreman was born November 18, 1921, and was the son of Jack and Elizabeth Foreman. His hometown was Los Angeles, California.
While piloting a P-38 of the 78th Fighter Gr
Died 27 January 1943
American Air Museum
Colonel William Hatcher. Co-Pilot; Pilot; Group Commanding Officer, 351st Bomb Group. William Hatcher Jr was born in Grand Rapids, was brought up in Detroit’s north end and attended Northern High School. After his enlistment in the Air Corps, he fol
Died 27 January 1947
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Zack Sensibaugh. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. End Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory.
Post War: Owner/Operator Christian Funeral Home Decatur, Texas.
Died 27 January 1970
American Air Museum
Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) John Spissinger. Flight Engineer - Top Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Prisoner of War (POW) crashed on 2 Mar 45 in B-24 #4251273
Died 27 January 1997
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant James Wildeman. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 27 January 2000
American Air Museum