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!
AIRFIELD AIRFIELD AIRFIELD E-BOAT PENS AIRFIELD.
Locations: CHARTRES (Primary) CHATEAUDUN (Primary) DIJON/LONGVIC (Primary) IJMUIDEN (Primary) RHEIMS/CHAMPAGNE (Primary)
Mission date: 28 March 1944
American Air Museum
INVESTITURE CEREMONY FOR BRITISH, FRENCH, POLISH AND AMERICAN OFFICERS IN ALGIERS, 28 MARCH 1944
28 March 1944
Imperial War Museum
INVESTITURE CEREMONY FOR BRITISH, FRENCH, POLISH AND AMERICAN OFFICERS IN ALGIERS, 28 MARCH 1944
28 March 1944
Imperial War Museum
INVESTITURE CEREMONY FOR BRITISH, FRENCH, POLISH AND AMERICAN OFFICERS IN ALGIERS, 28 MARCH 1944
28 March 1944
Imperial War Museum
INVESTITURE CEREMONY FOR BRITISH, FRENCH, POLISH AND AMERICAN OFFICERS IN ALGIERS, 28 MARCH 1944
28 March 1944
Imperial War Museum
Kartverkets flygplan typ P 6 med registreringsbeteckning SE-KAD, vintertid. Flygplanet sett snett bakifrån.
28 March 1944
Flygvapenmuseum
Second Lieutenant John Osswalt. Navigator, 452nd Bomb Group. Landed with battle damage from a mission to Frankfurt, GR on 20 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-38124 'Passionate Witch'. RTD. Direct hit by flak on a mission to Chateaudin airfield, FR on 28 Ma
Died 28 March 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant John Rowland. Bombardier, 452nd Bomb Group. Landed with battle damage from a mission to Frankfurt, GR on 20 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-38124 'Passionate Witch'. RTD. Direct hit by flak on a mission to Chateaudin airfield, FR on 28 M
Died 28 March 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Fremont Granade. Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 452nd Bomb Group. Direct hit by flak on a mission to Chateaudin airfield, FR on 28 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-32082 exploded, broke up, and crashed S of the target. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 28 March 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Carl Blichmann. Ball Turret Gunner, 452nd Bomb Group. Direct hit by flak on a mission to Chateaudin airfield, FR on 28 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-32082 exploded, broke up, and crashed S of the target. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 28 March 1944
American Air Museum