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 John Coen. Pilot, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars. Shot down by fighters 28 March 1943 in B-17 #4229537 'Mary Ruth Memories. 'The assigned target was marshalling yards at Rouen/ Sotteville. Plane crashed in Channel about one mil
Died 28 March 1943
American Air Museum
MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS.
Locations: ROUEN/SOTTEVILLE (Primary) ROUEN/SOTTEVILLE (Primary)
Mission date: 28 March 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Domenic Caruso. Tail Gunner, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars. Shot down by fighters 28 March 1943 in B-17 #4229537 . 'The assigned target was marshalling yards at Rouen/ Sotteville. Plane crashed in Channel about one mile north o
Died 28 March 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Louis McLane. Tail Gunner, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars. Shot down by fighters 28 March 1943 in B-17 #4229537 'Mary Ruth Memories. 'The assigned target was marshalling yards at Rouen/ Sotteville. Plane crashed in Channel
Died 28 March 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Paul Kyes. Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars. Shot down by fighters 28 March 1943 in B-17 #4229537 'Mary Ruth Memories. 'The assigned target was marshalling yards at Rouen/ Sotteville. Plane c
Died 28 March 1943
American Air Museum