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!
First Lieutenant Hugh Bowers. Pilot, 447th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed into North Sea in B-17 Due Back #42102632
Died 27 August 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant George Pasvanis. Navigator, 447th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed into North Sea in B-17 Due Back #42102632
Died 27 August 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant James Doster. Co-Pilot, 447th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed into North Sea in B-17 Due Back #42102632
Died 27 August 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Leonard Moore. Bombardier, 447th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed into North Sea in B-17 Due Back #42102632
Died 27 August 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Edward Bennett. Tail Gunner, 447th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed into North Sea in B-17 Due Back #42102632
Died 27 August 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Edward Noga. Ball Turret Gunner, 447th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed into North Sea in B-17 Due Back #42102632
Died 27 August 1944
American Air Museum