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 Jonathan Cunningham. Pilot, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 28 May 1943 Plane crashed on takeoff. 12 aboard, 3 killed others wounded. Earlier on 7 Nov 1942 B-24D-1-CO 41-23710 'Hares to Ya' had crash
Died 28 May 1943
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Robert Kaluzsa. Bombardier, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. 28 May 1943 killed in a night training accident in B24 41-24309
Died 28 May 1943
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant William Derx. Pilot, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. 28 May 1943 killed in a night training accident in B24 41-24309
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Died 28 May 1943
American Air Museum
Flight Officer Morton Schwartz. Co-Pilot, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. 28 May 1943 killed in a night training accident in B24 41-24309
Died 28 May 1943
American Air Museum
Sergeant William Peltier. Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) on night 'photo bombing' as plane crashed on take off with an engine fire. Earlier on 7 Nov 1942 B-24D-1-CO 41-23710 'Hares to Ya' had crash
Died 28 May 1943
American Air Museum