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!
U-BOAT PENS U-BOAT PENS.
Locations: Brest, France Brest, France
Mission date: 27 February 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) John Lingo. Nose Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 27 February 1988
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Robert Arnoldi. Military Occupation Specialty 911-Airplane Armorer, 384th Bomb Group. Promoted to Staff Sergeant on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #10 dated 12 January 1944
Died 27 February 1993
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) William Sabalaske. Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Shot down 13 April 1944 in B-24 #4252567. Landed in Switzerland. Interned.
Died 27 February 1998
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Colonel Clarence Boretsky. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Despite serving in a group known more for its air-to-air prowess, 1st Lt Clarence Boretsky was involved in several major air-to-ground missions in support of the D-Day landings, inclu
Died 27 February 2005
American Air Museum