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!
Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) Thomas Clarkson. Engineering Clerk, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 28 April 1988
American Air Museum
Captain Eugene Andermatt. Fighter Pilot, 56th Fighter Group. Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed (End) Tour Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory.
Died 28 April 1995
American Air Museum
Captain Oliver Whittington. Group Armament Officer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 28 April 1997
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant John Hebert. Tail Gunner, 452nd Bomb Group. 11 January 1945, James F. Wilson and crew, including tail gunner John R. Hebert, flew a bombing mission over Hamburg. Targets were German submarine bases. Anti-aircraft shell made a direct hit on
Died 28 April 1997
American Air Museum
Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) Joseph Nemanik. Nose Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 28 April 2000
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) George Vazna. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 28 April 2002
American Air Museum