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!
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY OIL REFINERY BENZOL OIL PLANT OIL REFINERY
OIL REFINERY OIL REFINERY MARSHALLING YARDS CANAL AIRCRAFT FACTORIES MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS OIL REFINERY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX.
Locations: BOTTROP/WILHEIM DUISBUR
Mission date: 6 November 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Angelo DiCamillo. Top Turret Gunner ; Flight Engineer, 457th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 6 November 1944 when AC #4338904 crashed near Rotenburg. A description from a witness at the crash site saw the crash and the recovery of the bodies a
Died 6 November 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Donald Vorisek. Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 384th BG 545th BS on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #141 dated 12 November 1943, Andrew Boles Crew. 15 combat missions.
Shot down 13 April 1944 in B-17 #
Died 6 November 1981
American Air Museum