This site is an expanded and significantly upgraded version of the Flickr Commons based tool I created several years ago. As well as a major design/UX overhaul, it now includes data from further providers (see full list below). 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
Current totals by data source
Current totals by date accuracy
Breakdown of institutional data retrieved through Europeana
Het Nationaal Glasmuseum - 22336 items; Sjöhistoriska museet - 11809 items; Bohusläns museum - 7936 items; Vänersborgs museum - 7561 items; Kulturarv Västernorrland - 4090 items; Rijksmuseum - 3241 items; Tekniska museet - 2444 items; Armémuseum, Stockholm, Sweden - 2317 items; Karlsborgs fästningsmuseum - 2007 items; Miliseum - 1287 items; Örebro läns museum - 1254 items; Flygvapenmuseum - 1058 items; ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen - 1042 items; Marinmuseum - 735 items; Skansen - 629 items; Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library - 579 items; Riksantikvarieämbetet - 381 items; Stiftelsen Nordiska museet - 288 items; Historisch Museum Ede - 254 items; Stedelijk Museum Zutphen - 221 items; Ajuntament de Girona - 106 items; CODA Museum - 103 items; INP - National Heritage Institute, Bucharest - 103 items; Upplandsmuseet - 102 items; The Archaeological Heritage Agency of Iceland - 95 items; Aaltense Musea - 58 items; Stadsmuseum Harderwijk - 56 items; Sundsvalls museum - 50 items; National library of Montenegro "Đurđe Crnojević" - 44 items; Länsmuseet Gävleborg - 37 items; Nederlands Openluchtmuseum - 31 items; Vasamuseet - 28 items; Images of Old Cluj - 27 items; Nederlands Tegelmuseum - 20 items; Postmuseum - 18 items; Δήμος Τρίπολης - 11 items; Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem - 9 items; Cluj County Library - 9 items; Slovak National Library - 8 items; Csorba Győző Könyvtár - Pécs - 7 items; Stadskasteel Zaltbommel - 7 items; Stichting Liemers Museum - 6 items; Lietuvos dailės muziejus - 4 items; Žemaičių muziejus „Alka“ / Samogitian Museum "Alka" - 3 items; Deventer Musea - 3 items; NOC*NSF - 3 items; Nationalmuseum, Sweden - 2 items; Wikimedia Commons Community - 2 items; Lietuvos švietimo istorijos muziejus / Museum of Lithuanian Education History - 2 items; Rippl-Rónai Megyei Hatókörű Városi Múzeum - Kaposvár - 2 items; Museum Elburg - 1 items; National Library of Bulgaria - 1 items; Horniman Museum and Gardens - 1 items; jNederlands Openluchtmuseum - 1 items; Lietuvos dailės muziejus / Lithuanian Art Museum - 1 items; Kauno IX forto muziejus / Kaunas 9th Fort Museum - 1 items; A. Baranausko ir A. Vienuolio-Žukausko memorialinis muziejus / Antanas Baranauskas and Antanas Vienuolis-Žukauskas Memorial Museum - 1 items; Slot Loevestein - 1 items; Museon - 1 items
Breakdown of institutional data retrieved through Flickr Commons
The U.S. National Archives - 1730 items; The Library of Congress - 1093 items; SMU Libraries Digital Collections - 1038 items; State Library and Archives of Florida - 912 items; State Library of Queensland, Australia - 891 items; Cornell University Library - 840 items; bibliothequedetoulouse - 821 items; Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons - 567 items; Swedish National Heritage Board - 559 items; National Library of Ireland on The Commons - 494 items; State Library of New South Wales collection - 402 items; Vestfoldmuseene | Vestfold Museums - 385 items; MissouriStateArchives - 371 items; National Library of Australia Commons - 295 items; NASA on The Commons - 262 items; Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums - 249 items; National Library of Norway - 229 items; Royal Australian Historical Society - 216 items; Deseronto Archives - 183 items; Provincial Archives of Alberta - 177 items; Powerhouse Museum Collection - 170 items; UW Digital Collections - 123 items; National Library NZ on The Commons - 123 items; UA Archives | Upper Arlington History - 114 items; National Library of Scotland - 105 items; Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest - 89 items; Australian War Memorial collection - 88 items; Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office Commons - 78 items; National Archives of Estonia - 67 items; Museum of Photographic Arts Collections - 64 items; Stockholm Transport Museum Commons - 61 items; Liberas / Liberaal Archief - 59 items; National Museum of Denmark - 55 items; Costică Acsinte Archive - 49 items; The Gallen-Kallela Museum - 46 items; Archives of the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle - 46 items; Museum of Hartlepool - 45 items; George Eastman Museum - 33 items; San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives - 32 items; The National Archives UK - 31 items; tyrrellhistoricallibrary - 29 items; Preus museum - 27 items; Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane - 21 items; OSU Special Collections & Archives : Commons - 21 items; The Finnish Museum of Photography - 20 items; National Science and Media Museum - 17 items; Schlesinger Library, RIAS, Harvard University - 9 items; Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol - 7 items; Smithsonian Institution - 4 items; Getty Research Institute - 4 items; Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland - 4 items; The British Library - 2 items; Camden Public Library (Maine) - 2 items; Center for Jewish History, NYC - 1 items; Kalamazoo Public Library - 1 items; Aalto University Library and Archive Commons - 1 items;
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 website code and generated data is openly licensed so please feel free to copy, modify, distribute as you please (subject to any restrictions as imposed by the content and toolset providers).
Second Lieutenant Wayne Steele. Navigator, 392nd Bomb Group. Vickers, p. 37 Airplane 299979 crashed in heavy weather. Mission to Zwickau recalled after ships were airborne due to weather.
According to b24.net, the name of the Liberator was "Kentucky
Died 21 April 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Hal Wood. Ball Turret Gunner, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Killed when Pappy’s Chillun, B24H 42-29418, crashed during assembly. ”It was the opinion of the investigating board that the airplane picked up too much ice, was for
Died 21 April 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Hartwell Higgins. Assistant Radio Operator/Waist Gunner, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Joined Sqd 3/14/44. Killed in Action (KIA) 4/21/44 (Hamm). Pilot: Havens.
Killed when Pappy’s Chillun, B24H 42-29418, crashed during assembly.
Died 21 April 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Leonard Lambert. Engineer, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Joined Sqd 3/14/44. Killed in Action (KIA) 4/21/44 (Hamm). Pilot:Havens.
Killed when Pappy’s Chillun, B24H 42-29418, crashed during assembly. ”It was the opinion of th
Died 21 April 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Russell Taylor. Tail Turret Gunner, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Killed when Pappy’s Chillun, B24H 42-29418, crashed during assembly. ”It was the opinion of the investigating board that the airplane picked up too much ice, w
Died 21 April 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Warren Burnett. Aerial Gunner, 392nd Bomb Group. Vickers, p. 37 Airplane 299979 crashed in heavy weather. Mission to Zwickau recalled after ships were airborne due to weather.
According to b24.net, the name of the Liberator was "Kentucky Ba
Died 21 April 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant George Houchins. Radio Operator, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Joined Sqd 3/14/44. Killed in Action (KIA) 4/21/44 (Hamm). Pilot: Havens.
Killed when Pappy’s Chillun, B24H 42-29418, crashed during assembly. ”It was the
Died 21 April 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Robert Norrell. Gunner, 392nd Bomb Group. The crew was forming up for the mission to Zwickau. For reasons unknown (but perhaps related to the severe weather and icing conditions), the left wing broke off at the outer panel during assembly.
Died 21 April 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Roger Edmonson. Assistant Engineer, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Joined Sqd 3/14/44. Killed in Action (KIA) 4/21/44 (Hamm). Pilot: Havens.
Killed when Pappy’s Chillun, B24H 42-29418, crashed during assembly. ”It was t
Died 21 April 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Walter Reeves. Waist Gunner, 392nd Bomb Group. KIA when B24J 42-99979, "Kentucky Baby" crashed in heavy weather during assembly.
Died 21 April 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant James Thomas. Aerial Gunner, 392nd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 21 April 1944 in AC #4299979. Airplane crashed in heavy weather. Mission to Zwickau recalled after ships were airborne due to weather.
According to b24.net, the name
Died 21 April 1944
American Air Museum
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY MARSHALLING YARDS INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS.
Locations: BONN (Opportunistic) HAMM (CITY) (Secondary) HAMM (Primary) HAMM (Primary) HAM
Mission date: 22 April 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Stalie Reid. Pilot, 467th Bomb Group. On return from mission shot down by enemy plane over home base, See book Flight of the Intruders. Also see Watts book, p 74
Died 22 April 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Elmer Meier. Co-Pilot, 448th Bomb Group. Killed In Action when B-24 41-28843, The Repulser, was attacked by heavily-armed ME 410 German fighters and crashed in the fields near Kessingland.
Died 22 April 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Eugene Pulcipher. Pilot, 448th Bomb Group. Killed In Action when B-24 41-28843, The Repulser, was attacked by heavily-armed ME 410 German fighters and crashed in the fields near Kessingland.
Died 22 April 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant George Eike. Co-Pilot, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Shot down by fighters and crashed near Macquenoise, Belgium on a mission to Frankfurt am Main on 8 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31499. Evaded capture for a couple months but were captu
Died 22 April 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant George Fahr. Navigator, 448th Bomb Group. Killed In Action when B-24 41-28843, The Repulser, was attacked by heavily-armed ME 410 German fighters and crashed in the fields near Kessingland.
Died 22 April 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant James Ferguson. Navigator, 467th Bomb Group. On return from mission to Hamm, Germany was followed by enemy and shot down over home base. see watts book, p74
Died 22 April 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Louis Alier. Bombardier, 467th Bomb Group. On return from mission to Hamm, Germany was followed by enemy and shot down over home base. see watts book, p74
Died 22 April 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Richard Moses. Navigator, 458th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). Plane crashed on return from misson at Horham
Died 22 April 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Robert Benninger. Navigator, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Shot down by fighters and crashed near Macquenoise, Belgium on a mission to Frankfurt am Main on 8 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31499. Evaded capture for a couple months but were
Died 22 April 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Warren Mason. Co-Pilot, 467th Bomb Group. On return from mission to Hamm, Germany was followed by enemy and shot down over home base. See watts book, p74
Died 22 April 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant William Carcelli. Bombardier, 448th Bomb Group. Killed In Action when B-24 41-28843, The Repulser, was attacked by heavily-armed ME 410 German fighters and crashed in the fields near Kessingland.
Died 22 April 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant William McGlashan. Navigator, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. On 9 Mar 1944 B-24J #42-100320 crashed S of Attleborough, Norfolk on the return from a mission to Hanover/Brunswick, GR. RTD. Killed in Action (KIA) 22 April 1944.
PH
Died 22 April 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Carl Spellman. Gunner, 448th Bomb Group. Killed In Action when B-24 41-28843, The Repulser, was attacked by heavily-armed ME 410 German fighters and crashed in the fields near Kessingland.
Died 22 April 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Edward Hoke. Gunner, 467th Bomb Group. On return from mission to Hamm, Germany was followed by enemy and shot down over home base. see watts book, p74
Died 22 April 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant John Pindroch. Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Shot down by fighters and crashed near Macquenoise, Belgium on a mission to Frankfurt am Main on 8 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31499. Evaded capture for a couple month
Died 22 April 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Maynard Young. Right Waist Gunner, 448th Bomb Group. Killed In Action when B-24 41-28843, The Repulser, was attacked by heavily-armed ME 410 German fighters and crashed in the fields near Kessingland.
Died 22 April 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant William Davis. Tail Turret Gunner, 448th Bomb Group. Killed In Action when B-24 41-28843, The Repulser, was attacked by heavily-armed ME 410 German fighters and crashed in the fields near Kessingland.
Died 22 April 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant William Durant. Left Waist Gunner, 448th Bomb Group. Killed In Action when B-24 41-28843, The Repulser, was attacked by heavily-armed ME 410 German fighters and crashed in the fields near Kessingland.
Died 22 April 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Chester Romanosky. Radio Operator, 448th Bomb Group. Killed In Action when B-24 41-28843, The Repulser, was attacked by heavily-armed ME 410 German fighters and crashed in the fields near Kessingland.
Died 22 April 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant John Gemborski. Waist Gunner, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Shot down by fighters on mission to Halberstadt on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17 #42-30782. Killed in Action (KIA). Sergeant Gembrowski and two others evaded until they were surrounde
Died 22 April 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Charles Nichols. Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Shot down by fighters on mission to Halberstadt on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17 #42-30782. Killed in Action (KIA). Sergeant Nichols and two others evade
Died 22 April 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Frank Terlesky. , 389th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA)
Died 22 April 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Orian Owens. Top Turret Gunner, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Shot down by fighters on mission to Halberstadt on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17 #42-30782. Killed in Action (KIA). Sergeant Owens and two others evaded until they were surround
Died 22 April 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Sylvio Dery. Flight Engineer, 467th Bomb Group. On return from mission to Hamm, Germany was followed by enemy and shot down over home base. see watts book, p74, (Crew #118-53 per SO#33)
Died 22 April 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Walter Kovalenko. Radio Operator-Mechanic-Gunner, 467th Bomb Group. On return from mission to Hamm, Germany was followed by enemy and shot down over home base. See watts book, p74
Died 22 April 1944
American Air Museum
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUINTY BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY AIR DEPOT INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX AIRCRAFT FACTORIES AIRCRAFT FACTORIES AIRFIELD AIRFIELD AIRFIELD INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX AIRCRAFT FACTORIES.
Locations: ERDING (Primary) FRIEDRICHSHAFEN (Primary) FR
Mission date: 24 April 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant John Lynch. Bombardier, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down over Oberpfoffenhofen, Germany on 24 April 1944 in B-17 #4238158. Killed in Action (KIA).
PH
Died 24 April 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Eugene Gallup. Left Waist Gunner, 392nd Bomb Group. Assigned to 578BS, 392BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Leipheim, due to mechanical failure, B-24 41-28688 could not maintain formation or altitude. Baled out around Freiburg. Kil
Died 24 April 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Robert Higgins. Waist Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) in B-17G 42-107058, White Angel, 24 April 1944, Mission #315 to Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany.
Died 24 April 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Clayton Miller. Ball Turret Gunner, 458th Bomb Group. Clayton Miller served as a ball turrent gunner with the 458th Bomb Group.
He was shot down on 25 April 1944 in B-24 (serial number 42-52335), nicknamed 'Admirable Little Character
Died 25 April 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Joe Corziatti. Radio Operator, 448th Bomb Group. Persistant fighter attacks on a mission to Achmer a/f, GR on 21 Feb 1944 damaged B-24H # 42-7764 'Bag O' Bolts'. With one engine out and control cable damage, the a/c compl
Died 27 April 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Loren Hoderlein. Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA)
Died 27 April 1944
American Air Museum
V-1 MISSILE SITES V-1 MISSILE SITES V-1 MISSILE SITES V-1 MISSILE SITES V-1 MISSILE SITES.
Locations: CHERBOURG (Opportunistic) PAS DE CALAIS (Primary) PAS DE CALAIS (Primary) PAS DE CALAIS and CHERBOURG (Primary) PAS DE CALAIS and CHERBOURG (Pr
Mission date: 27 April 1944
American Air Museum
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX.
Locations: BERLIN (Primary) BERLIN (Primary) BERLIN (Primary) BRANDENBURG (Opportunistic) MAGDEBURG (Opportunistic)
Mission date: 29 April 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Bill Moore. Pilot, 467th Bomb Group. Shortly after hitting the target, the B-24 was hit by flak and ran short of fuel. The entire crew bailed out over Uddel, Gelderland, The Netherlands.
1Lt Bill Moore was capture by the Dutch Undergroun
Died 29 April 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Charles Johnston. Pilot, 385th Bomb Group. Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 #4231773. Killed In Action (KIA). Flew 29 missions.
1st Lieutenant Charles R. Johnston was born May 29, 1916. His next of kin was his wife, Frances Johnston, his
Died 29 April 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Warren Lutz. Pilot, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 #4231556. Killed in Action (KIA).
PH
Died 29 April 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Arthur Delclisur. Bombardier, 389th Bomb Group. B-24H #41-28673 ran off the runway on landing at Old Buckenham on 23 Mar 1944. RTD. q
Died 29 April 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Bert Wyatt. Pilot, 392nd Bomb Group. Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-24 #427510 'El Lobo. ' Plane crashed in wooded area outside of Dinklage, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA).
AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Died 29 April 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Douglas Franke. Navigator, 392nd Bomb Group. Douglas N Franke served as a navigator with the 392nd Bomb Group. He was shot down on mission to Berlin on 29 April 1944 in B-24 #427510 'El Lobo'. The aircraft crashed into a wooded
Died 29 April 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Gerald Rogers. Pilot, 392nd Bomb Group. Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-24 #42100100 'Double Trouble. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
PH
2nd Lieutenant Gerald E. Rogers was born January 6, 1917. His next of kin were his wife, Ruby Rog
Died 29 April 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant John Reed. Pilot, 392nd Bomb Group. Reed crew, B-24H, 42-7546
Died 29 April 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Robert Sosa. Navigator, 389th Bomb Group. Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-24 41-28676. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM, PH.
Died 29 April 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Alfred Archambeau. Left Waist Gunner, 392nd Bomb Group. Assigned target Berlin. Shot down by fighters 29 April 1944 in B-24 #42-7510 'El Lobo. ' Plane crashed in wooded area outside of Dinklage, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA)
Died 29 April 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant John Sorrells. Ball Turret Gunner, 392nd Bomb Group. Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-24 #427510 'El Lobo. ' Plane crashed in wooded area outside of Dinklage, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA).
AM/ PH
Died 29 April 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Rudolph Grossi. Tail Gunner, 392nd Bomb Group. 2/Lt Bernard Fryman crew
Sergeant Rudolph H. Grossi was born March 9, 1923, and was the son of Emidio and Frances Grossi. His hometown was Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
He served as a gunner aboard &ldq
Died 29 April 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant David Harbaugh. Tail Gunner, 392nd Bomb Group. Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-24 #427510 'El Lobo. ' Plane crashed in wooded area outside of Dinklage, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA)
Died 29 April 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Ed Helton. Bombardier, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". Staff Sergeant Ed Helton, Jr., was born September 1, 1922. His next of kin were his parents, Ed Sr., and Grace Helton. He was from Whitley City, Kentucky.
On April 29,
Died 29 April 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Julius Naber. Ball Turret Gunner, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-24 #4129471. Killed in Action (KIA).
PH
Died 29 April 1944
American Air Museum