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!
Major Jay Evans. Group Engineering Officer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 6 January 1972
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) George Strickland. Top Turret Gunner, 458th Bomb Group.
Died 5 April 1972
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Frank Kemp. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 7 July 1972
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Ronald Fox. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 7 July 1972
American Air Museum
Colonel Jack Shuck. Commander, 95th Bomb Group, 452nd Bomb Group, Base Commander, 452nd Bomb Group. Deputy C/S for Operations, 3rd Air Division, Deputy C/S for Operations, 92nd Combat Bomb Wing. Commander 95th Bomb Group 15 October 1944 - April 1945. Comm
Died 16 August 1972
American Air Museum
Major General Don Ostrander . Ordnance and Armament Officer, . General Ostrander was born in Stockbridge MI, attended local schools and studied engineering at Western State College, MI. He entered the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in June 1933 and g
Died 26 October 1972
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant John Ennis. Bombardier & Pilotage Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. Original member of the 466th BG/786th BS
Was bombardier on the Russell J. Willer Crew - Crew #604
Trained as a Pilotage Navigator and flew in the role with the Fred A. McC
Died 7 November 1972
American Air Museum