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!
Second Lieutenant Paul Hargett. Pilot, 96th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). B17F #42-3553. Crashed on takeoff near West Harling presumed due to engine failure.
Died 8 November 1943
American Air Museum
Captain Albert Jennings. Fighter Pilot, 366th Fighter Group. Capt. Albert G. Jennings
Served in the 366th Fighter Group, 390th Fighter Squadron. Shot down while strafing trucks in Germany. Had completed his tour and had flown 120 missions, and was await
Died 8 November 1944
American Air Museum
Captain Earl Fryer. Fighter Pilot, 496th Fighter Training Group. Assigned to 544FS, 478FG USAAF. Transferred to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Merseburg in P-51D 'Spunktown' 44-13804, hit by flak in coolant system, straf
Died 8 November 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Warren Corwin. Fighter Pilot, 357th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Termonde in P-51 'Baby Mike' #4312227
Died 8 November 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) John Werner. Left Waist Gunner, 398th Bomb Group. Hit by flak 8 Aug 1944 over Bretteville, LeRabat France
air medal
Died 8 November 1970
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Anthony DiSanti. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 8 November 1987
American Air Museum