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!
Lieutenant Colonel Hubert Miller. Navigator, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". Dad was the NAV in the B-17 'Sky Wolf'. He was a Capt. on 09-15-42
Died 27 June 1905
American Air Museum
Master Sergeant Farlan Glover. , 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA). Crashed 26 June 1943 in B-24 #63782 'Hell's Express. ' . in Oxfordshire on its way to N. Africa. Died in hospital the next day.
Died 27 June 1943
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Harold Turpin. Pilot, 448th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Genthin in B-24 #4129004
Died 27 June 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Charles Wilson. Co-Pilot, 448th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Genthin in B-24 #4129004
Died 27 June 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Marcel DuPont. Fighter Pilot, 365th Fighter Group.
Died 27 June 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Robert Nystrom. Navigator, 448th Bomb Group. Second Lieutenant Robert J. Nystrom was born January 3, 1921. His next of kin were Charles and Mary Nystrom. He was from Sturtevant, Wisconsin.
On June 27, 1944, he was the Navigator aboard B
Died 27 June 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Theodore Conway. Bombardier, 448th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Genthin in B-24 #4129004
Died 27 June 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant James Smidy. Right Waist Gunner, 448th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Genthin in B-24 #4129004
Died 27 June 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Joseph Skledar. Left Waist Gunner, 448th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Genthin in B-24 #4129004
Died 27 June 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Leo Van Vorst. Tail Gunner, 448th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Genthin in B-24 #4129004
Died 27 June 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Thomas Loughlin. Ball Turret Gunner, 448th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Genthin in B-24 #4129004
Died 27 June 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Carl Adams. Pilot, 490th Bomb Group. Carl R Adams was killed on a training mission. His aircraft crashed near Eaton Socon in England. All 3 crewmen were killed.
Died 27 June 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Keith Wann. Radio Operator, 448th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Genthin in B-24 #4129004
Died 27 June 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Walter Bookamer. Top Turret Gunner, 448th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Genthin in B-24 #4129004
Died 27 June 1944
American Air Museum
Captain William Fairfield. Pilot, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 544th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #85 dated 6 May 1944, as crew pilot, 30 combat missions.
Died 27 June 1951
American Air Museum
Sergeant Leland Strothers. Military Occupation Specialty 747-Airplane and Engine Mechanic, 384th Bomb Group. •Promoted to Corporal On AAF Station 106 Special Orders #76 dated 20 August 1943.
• Promoted to Sergeant on AAF Station Special Orders
Died 27 June 1966
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Edgar Burton. Navigator, 446th Bomb Group. Flew 25 missions, ending just before D-Day. Flew on D Day just to see it. According to him, he never saw a German fighter but did see lots of flak.
Died 27 June 1981
American Air Museum
Captain Richard Herren. Bombardier, 388th Bomb Group. Richard was very bright, funny, witty. A huge sports fan, he loved the Arkansas Razorbacks. He loved to read newspapers and news magazines, for one reason because his family could not afford a newspape
Died 27 June 1988
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant John Zukowski. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. 25 missions with Capt. Lewis Rice, Pilot
AM w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 27 June 2006
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Clark Rollins. Pilot, 385th Bomb Group. Flew 30 missions over Europe with a lead crew. Received lot of flak and enemy fighter attacks, lost engines, etc. , but always made it back to the base. After it was all over, it was a wonderful exp
Died 27 June 2010
American Air Museum