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 Joseph Simpson. Navigator, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 20 October 1942. B-24D-1-CO 41-23712 'Ambros' crashed at Porlock Bay, Somerset, killing all crew except Sergeant. H. B. Thorpe
Died 29 October 1942
American Air Museum
Private First Class John O'Dell. Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. B-24D-1-CO 41-23712 'Ambros' crashed at Porlock Bay, Somerset, killing all crew except Sergeant. H. B. Thorpe
Died 29 October 1942
American Air Museum
Private Stephen Prekel. Radio Operator, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 29 October 1942 when B-24D-1-CO 41-23712 'Ambros' crashed at Porlock Bay, Somerset, killing all crew except Sergeant. H. B. Thorpe
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Died 29 October 1942
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Charles Sorrell. Bombardier, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 29 October 1942 when B-24D-1-CO 41-23712 'Ambros' crashed at Porlock Bay, Somerset, killing all crew except Sergeant. H. B. Thorpe
Died 29 October 1942
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Earl Purdy. Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 29 October 1942 B-24D-1-CO 41-23712 'Ambros' crashed at Porlock Bay, Somerset, killing all crew except Sergeant. H. B. Thorpe
Died 29 October 1942
American Air Museum