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).
DIVERSION INDUSTRIAL AREA AIRCRAFT FACTORIES AIRCRAFT FACTORIES AIRFIELD.
Locations: AACHEN (Opportunistic) DUREN (Primary) DUREN (Primary) WOENSDRECHT (Opportunistic)
Mission date: 20 October 1943
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Arthur Pickett. Co-Pilot, 96th Bomb Group. Co-Pilot Arthur C. Pickett was shot down 20 October 1943 in 42-30372 'Shack Rabbit III', a B-17 on loan from the 413th Squadron. Killed in Action (KIA). Hit in the head in the first a
Died 20 October 1943
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Robert Snyder. Co-Pilot, 94th Bomb Group. Shot down 20 October 1943 in B-17 #4230303 'Raider. ' Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 20 October 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Alexander Guilianelli. Left Waist Gunner, 96th Bomb Group. Alexander was Left Waist Gunner on B-17 # 42-3439 of 96th Bomber Group / 413th Bomber Squadron, shot down 20 October 1943. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 1018. Killed in Action (KI
Died 20 October 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Charles Randel. Right Waist Gunner, 96th Bomb Group. Charles Randel was Right Waist Gunner on B-17 # 42-3439 of 96th Bomber Group / 413th Bomber Squadron, shot down 20 October 1943. (KIA) Killed in Action. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 101
Died 20 October 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Edward Lantron. Ball Turret Gunner, 96th Bomb Group. Edward Lantron was Ball Turret Gunner on B-17 # 42-3439 of 96th Bomber Group / 413th Bomber Squadron, shot down 20 October 1943. (KIA) Killed in Action. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 101
Died 20 October 1943
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant James Parker. Tail Gunner, 96th Bomb Group. James Parker was Tail Gunner on B-17 # 42-3439 of 96th Bomber Group / 413th Bomber Squadron, shot down 20 October 1943. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 1018. Killed in Action (KIA).
Died 20 October 1943
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Aaron Becker. Radio Operator / Gunner, 96th Bomb Group. Shot down 20 October 1943 in B-17 #42-3439. Killed in Action (KIA). Aaron Becker was a susbstitute for Pilot Charles F. Geyer's regular Radio Operator, Melvin H. Litke.
Died 20 October 1943
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Frederick McManus. Radio Operator Gunner, 96th Bomb Group. Shot down 20 October 1943 in B-17 42-30372 'Shack Rabbit II. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Technical Sergeant Frederick W. McManus was born September 24, 1923. His next o
Died 20 October 1943
American Air Museum
Captain Kenneth Smith. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Captain Smith was from Boise, Idaho, and was born 8 June 1914. He attended the College of Idaho, then worked for the Idaho Power Co. About 1940 he moved to California. He joined the Army Aviation Cadet prog
Died 20 October 1947
American Air Museum
Sergeant August Ackerman. Military Occupation Specialty 867 - Radar Mechanic, Bombardment, 482nd Bomb Group. Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group from the 482nd Bomb Group on AAF Station 106 SO #147 dated 25 July 1944.
Died 20 October 1971
American Air Museum
Major Henry Ingalls. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Aircraft P-51 43-6573 struck by flak and downed while strafing Langensalza Airdrome, crashing in an open field 1.5 miles east of the airdrome. Seen leaving wreck and
Died 20 October 1977
American Air Museum
Major Willard Millikan. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Born 4 October 1918 in Hamburg, Iowa, Willard grew attended Peru State College. He wanted to join the Army Air Corps as an Aviation Cadet. In order to be accepted into the programme he needed exten
Died 20 October 1979
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Leonard Badolato. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 20 October 1991
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Linn Rogers. Pilot, 398th Bomb Group. My Uncle Linn was born and raised in Indiana. His family is extremely proud of his service for our country. He flew 35 missions over France, Czechoslovakia, and Germany, beginning on 1 July, 1944 a
Died 20 October 1992
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Herbert Rosenkoff. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 20 October 1997
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Raymond Mayorga. Gun cameraman, 4th Fighter Group. Gun cameraman in the 4th Fighter Group / 334th Fighter Squadron.
Died 20 October 2004
American Air Museum