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 LOCKS and GATES PORT LOCKS and GATES PORT.
Locations: BEAUMONT-LE-ROGER SAINT-NAZAIRE SAINT-NAZAIRE
Mission date: 28 June 1943
American Air Museum
Corporal Rudolfo Feril. , 78th Fighter Group. Rudolfo Feril was killed during crew rescue of a crashed plane when its bombs went off - see Fry book, page 136. Losses says road traffic accident.
Died 28 June 1943
American Air Museum
Captain Earl Widen. Chaplain, 389th Bomb Group. Captain Widen died of a heart attack while serving at Hethel as Chaplain. As well as serving as the Protestant chaplain on the base, he ministered to the congregation at Fairland United Reformed Church in Wy
Died 28 June 1944
American Air Museum
CARPETBAGGER MISSION PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE MISSION SCOUTING MISSION WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE MISSION WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE MISSION.
Locations: ATLANTIC OCEAN PARIS and IRISH SEA
Mission date: 28 June 1944
American Air Museum
Major Cecil Haugen. Pilot, 7th Photographic Group. Crash landed in poor weather after losing one engine during an operational mission on 6 Mar 1944 in F-5C #42-67113. RTD. Crashed in Spitfire PL767 due to poor weather at Manor Farm, Combe, pilot Major Cec
Died 28 June 1944
American Air Museum