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 James Skibinski. Radio Operator, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 545th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #144 dated 22 July 1944, Rodney J. Wood Crew, 6 combat missions.
Died 28 October 1962
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant George Weller. Bombardier, 389th Bomb Group.
Died 28 October 1993
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Thomas McDill. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned 336FS, 4FG 8AF USAAF. 30 combat missions. On an escort mission 15 miles NW of Stuttgart, shot down in P-51 43-6633 by Luftwaffe Leutnant Franz Koplik who was flying a Bf109G-6. POW (Stala
Died 28 October 1998
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Dale Hapner. Gunner, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs.
Died 28 October 1998
American Air Museum