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!
AIRCREW FROM CANADA AND THE WEST INDIES SERVING WITH THE ROYAL AIR FORCE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
30 July 1943
Imperial War Museum
BETTERNHAUSEN FIESELER AIRCRAFT WORKS WALDAU FIESELER AIRCRAFT WORKS.
Locations: KASSEL (Primary) KASSEL (Primary)
Mission date: 30 July 1943
American Air Museum
Lieutenant James Byers. Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Shot down 30 July 1943 in P-47 #427935. Collision. Crashed near Winterswijk.
AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Died 30 July 1943
American Air Museum