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).
Flight Officer Carl Jones. Co-Pilot, 452nd Bomb Group. Killed when B17 44-6816 was caught in the propwash of another aircraft and was torn apart in the air.
Died 30 March 1945
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Ernest Matthews. Bombardier, 452nd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 30 March 1945
Died 30 March 1945
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Willis DuMond. Pilot, 452nd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA)
Died 30 March 1945
American Air Museum
Sergeant Carl Hartman. Radio Operator, 452nd Bomb Group. Killed when B17 44-6816 was caught in the propwash of another aircraft and was torn apart in the air.
Died 30 March 1945
American Air Museum
Sergeant Daniel Cursons. Engineer, 452nd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 30 March 1945
Died 30 March 1945
American Air Museum
Sergeant Joseph DeCusati. Radio Operator, 453rd Bomb Group. 7 missions with the 453rd BG. First mission was 8 March 1945. Other mission dates are March 15, 18, 20, 22, 24, and March 30. Sergeant. DeCusati was the only member of his crew to be killed on th
Died 30 March 1945
American Air Museum
Sergeant Roy Frost. Ball Turret Gunner, 452nd Bomb Group. Killed when B17 44-6816 was caught in the propwash of another aircraft and was torn apart in the air.
Died 30 March 1945
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Ray Fortney. Gunner, 491st Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). B-24 A/C# 4210155 'Heavenly Body'. Lost engine over target and fell out of formation. Lost another engine and ditched in channel. Water rough and AC cartwheeled upon h
Died 30 March 1945
American Air Museum
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY OIL REFINERY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX MARSHALLING YARDS BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY MARSHALLING YARDS BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
Mission date: 31 March 1945
American Air Museum
Corporal Edward Johnson. Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed when B24J 42-51241 was apparently caught in propwash, and was thrown over on its back on the way back from mission 920. The crew did not have time to escape the aircraft before
Died 31 March 1945
American Air Museum
Corporal Farris Williams. , 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed when B24J 42-51241 was apparently caught in propwash, and was thrown over on its back on the way back from mission 920. The crew did not have time to escape the aircraft before it st
Died 31 March 1945
American Air Museum
Corporal Jay Martin. , 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed when B24J 42-51241 was apparently caught in propwash, and was thrown over on its back on the way back from mission 920. The crew did not have time to escape the aircraft before it started
Died 31 March 1945
American Air Museum
Corporal Leon Gray. , 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed when B24J 42-51241 was apparently caught in propwash, and was thrown over on its back on the way back from mission 920. The crew did not have time to escape the aircraft before it started
Died 31 March 1945
American Air Museum
Flight Officer Robert Tobakin. Navigator, 96th Bomb Group. KIA near Altenburg in B-17 #4338935. March 31, 1945 flak was intense and efficient and Lt. Murphy's #2 engine burst into flames and he had to feather #1 . Flames swept back engulfing the radi
Died 31 March 1945
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Paul Ostrander. Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 31 March 1945 in AC #4410485
AM w/ 9 Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 31 March 1945
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Haig Horasanian. , 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed when B24J 42-51241 was apparently caught in propwash, and was thrown over on its back on the way back from mission 920. The crew did not have time to escape the aircraft bef
Died 31 March 1945
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Marvin Tucker. Pilot, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed when B24J 42-51241 was apparently caught in propwash, and was thrown over on its back on the way back from mission 920. The crew did not have time to escape the aircraft
Died 31 March 1945
American Air Museum
Sergeant Oliver Jones. , 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed when B24J 42-51241 was apparently caught in propwash, and was thrown over on its back on the way back from mission 920. The crew did not have time to escape the aircraft before it start
Died 31 March 1945
American Air Museum
Sergeant Ray Stone. , 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed when B24J 42-51241 was apparently caught in propwash, and was thrown over on its back on the way back from mission 920. The crew did not have time to escape the aircraft before it started
Died 31 March 1945
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant John Mernagh. Ball Turret Gunner; Top Turret Gunner, 351st Bomb Group. Flew 50 missions from 22 December 1943 to 1 February 1945. Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal w/ 7 Oak Leaf Clusters, Distinguished Unit Citation.
Died 15 March 1947
American Air Museum
Major General Uzal Ent. Commanding General, . Uzal Girard Ent was an American Army Air Forces officer who served as the commander of the Ninth and subsequently Second Air Force during World War II. Flew on the 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid. In Octo
Died 5 March 1948
American Air Museum
Captain Kenneth Peterson. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Joined RAFVR, assigned to 133S, transferred to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.
Shot down in P-51B #43-6696 by FW 190 while taking on 12 E/A single handed to save the crew of a disabled B-17 and won the DSC for th
Died 11 March 1950
American Air Museum
Brigadier General Jesse Auton. Commanding General, . Deployed to ETO with 65th Fighter Wing, 8AF USAAF. 12 combat missions. Killed in a plane crash at Offutt AFB, Omaha, 20-Mar-52, while returning on a flight from California.
Awards: AM, DFC, Bronze Sta
Died 20 March 1952
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Clifford McIlveen. Co-Pilot, 385th Bomb Group. Shot down 20 October 1943 Prisoner of War (POW).
Clifford McIlveen enlisted in Portland, Oregon. He was assigned to the 385th Bomb Group in 1943, where he was joined by his brother Clarenc
Died 30 March 1952
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Clifford Bransdor. Bombardier, 458th Bomb Group. Flew 21 Combat Missions with 753rd BS then 13 lead missions with 755th BS, total of 34 missions.
Air Medal w 4/Oak Leaf Cluster; EAME ;Medal with 4 bronze stars, WWII Victory Medal; Servic
Died 18 March 1953
American Air Museum
Lieutenant William Maher. Navigator, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". Born in 1915 in New Hampshire, William Maher was working for the Manchester City Street Railway Company as a bus repairer in 1940. He enlisted in April 1942 and was sent
Died 18 March 1953
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Hetzel Boden. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 339th Fighter Group. Crashed into channel on 10 Jun 44 in P-51 #42106700. Taken as POW to Germany.
Died 24 March 1955
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Samuel Devan. Waist Gunner, 398th Bomb Group. air medal
Died 1 March 1956
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Colonel John Lynch. Pilot, . Born 3 February 1918. From Alhambra California. Joined the USAAC in the late 30's and learned to fly. Lived in Oklahoma and was a pilot instructor there. When the USA didn't enter the war soon enough, he j
Died 9 March 1956
American Air Museum
Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) Ralph Miller. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group. B-24H #41-29434 'Terry and the Pirates' was involved in a mid-air collision after the other a/c was hit by flak over the target of Berlin and crashed W of Oranien
Died 30 March 1963
American Air Museum
Colonel Loren Hillsinger. Pilot, 61st Troop Carrier Group. Eagle Squadron Fighter Pilot, Colonel Lorin B Hillsinger was the first USAAF officer permitted to return to operational flying after losing a limb.
C/O of 61st Troop Carrier Group, July 1941.
Colo
Died 5 March 1966
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Hubert Ballew. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Entered the service in 1941, trained with RCAF at Toronto, Montreal and Baggotville, Canada.
Transferred to USAAF March 1943. Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down on bomber escort mission
Died 4 March 1968
American Air Museum
Major Frederick Anderson. Commanding General, . Formerly senior pilot. CG VIII BC 1 July 1943 to January 1944.
See www.arlingtoncemetery.com/flanderson.htm
Silver Star/ DFC/ DSM Oak Leaf Cluster/ AM/ LM
Died 2 March 1969
American Air Museum
Sergeant William Dillon. Military Occupation Specialty 611-Aerial Gunner (Tail Gunner), 384th Bomb Group.
Died 12 March 1970
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Wells Gardner. Ball Turret Gunner, 458th Bomb Group. Served 16 months in World War I. Was a glider pilot befor he became a gunner. Flew 26 missions over Germany. Was twice reported Killed in Action (KIA) while flyin
Died 14 March 1973
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Walter Honcharik. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 1 March 1974
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Joseph Kluska. Ground Crew Aircraft Mechanic, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 11 March 1974
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Verdun Price. Tail Gunner, 458th Bomb Group.
Died 25 March 1974
American Air Museum
Major Tom Marchbanks. Pilot; Command Pilot, 398th Bomb Group. Completed 35 combat missions. He stayed in the service and was appointed to many key positions: wing cammander of 433rd Troop Carrier Wing, Air Force Reserve. 1957 . was nominated by the presid
Died 1 March 1975
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Colonel Franklin Young. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.
Post War: Served in the Korean War. 1962 Retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. 1963-76 Owner/operator Presto Car Wash, St. Petersburg, FL.
Died 9 March 1977
American Air Museum
Sergeant George Odom. Aerial Gunner, 490th Bomb Group. Member of Kline crew
Died 14 March 1977
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Casimer Sulkowski. Pilot, 388th Bomb Group. Casmier Sulkowksi was involved with the Aphrodite project missions.
He earned a Distinguished Flying Cross.
Crew Facts:
Name Sulkowski
Sqdr 562
Completed 35 Missions as B-17 Pilot
First Missi
Died 18 March 1977
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Nick Furnace. Pilot; Crew Commander, 466th Bomb Group. DFC w/cluster
Died 20 March 1979
American Air Museum
Captain George Green. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Captain George D. Green is famous for his daring piggyback rescue of Major Pierce McKennon, his Squadron CO, in a P-51 Mustang on 18 March 1945.
Captain George D. Green was flying his assigned P-51D Mustang
Died 31 March 1979
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Anthony McInerney. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 1 March 1980
American Air Museum
Master Sergeant Haskell Barker . 305th Bombardment Group ground crew, 305th Bomb Group Can Do. Haskell Barker and his crew of the 305th Bomb Group, inspect Martini's B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Dry Martini" and the Cocktail Kids.
Bar
Died 5 March 1981
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Lucian McMullin. Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 1 March 1982
American Air Museum
Private First Class Treverse Guess. Truck Driver, Light & Airplane Mechanic, 493rd Bomb Group.
Died 11 March 1982
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Richard Glaser. Navigator, 385th Bomb Group. Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 #4231773. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Died 11 March 1982
American Air Museum
Captain Charles Bonnett. Group Bombardier, 384th Bomb Group. •Flew to England with 384th Group Commander, Colonel Budd J. Peaslee, per Army Air Base Kearney Special Orders #96 dated 17 May 1943.
• Original Group Bombardier.
• Promoted fro
Died 17 March 1982
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Earl Minnis. Navigator, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Kleve on 16 Feb 45 in B-17 #43-39081. After bypassing the primary target Langendreer(synthetic oil refinery) because of smog, cr
Died 28 March 1982
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant John Morrow. Fighter Pilot, 479th Fighter Group.
Died 16 March 1983
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Thedore Ostrowski. Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 17 March 1983
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant William Babcock. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 25 March 1983
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Alfred Buinicky. Ball Turret Gunner, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". Alfred Buinicky was a bench worker in a machine shop in Claremont, New Hampshire when he enlisted in August 1942. Sent overseas, he was assigned as a Ball
Died 27 March 1983
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Michael Maykut. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 1 March 1984
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Alex Lugosi. Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Originally a member of the John Jakab Crew. Lugosi was shot down and captured while flying with the Carl Hitchcock Crew on 29 April 1944
Died 1 March 1984
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Harold Sherlock. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 20 March 1984
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant John Hubley. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. MACR 7381. B-24 AC # 41-29387 'THE SNARK'. AC put through violent actions to avoid flak on mission on 8 Aug 1944. 4 crewman bailed out and were captured. Remaining crew returned to Engla
Died 1 March 1985
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Bernard Atkins. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 6 March 1985
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Howard Austin. Military Occupation Specialty 747-Airplane and Engine Mechanic, 384th Bomb Group. •Transferred from the 6th Service Squadron to the 443rd Sub-Depot on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #148 dated 19 November 1943.
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Died 9 March 1985
American Air Museum
Corporal (Technician Fifth Grade) Solomon Arguello. Fire Fighter, 384th Bomb Group. Promoted from PFC to Technical Fifth Grade on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #55 dated 23 March 1944.
Died 18 March 1985
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Harry East. Crew Chief, 4th Fighter Group. Harry was the one-time crew chief for Colonel Don Blakeslee. He was with the 4th Fighter Group from January 1943 - June 1945.
Died 20 March 1985
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Jack Larsen. Pilot, 384th Bomb Group. B-17F #42-29717 'Mr. Five By Five' was last seen with one engine feathered and heading towards Switzerland on a mission to Stuttgart, Germany on 25 Feb 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Died 25 March 1986
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Donald Masterson. Bombardier, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42-97372. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #4349
POW
Died 27 March 1986
American Air Museum
Sergeant William Greenhaw. Armorer Gunner, Gunner, 493rd Bomb Group. I (daughter) have my father's mission diary for 27 missions. He was an artist and painted bomber jackets. He earned enough money painting jackets for the down payment on his first
Died 7 March 1987
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Herbert Longman. Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 15 March 1987
American Air Museum
Captain Horace Waggoner. Fighter Pilot, 353rd Fighter Group. First combat tour he flew 85 missions; 2nd tour he flew 38 missions in a P51-D 'Miss Illinitit' shooting down 23 MC109's and 2 FW 190's to become a fighter pilot ace. One of
Died 23 March 1987
American Air Museum
Sergeant Jesse Farley. Top Turret Gunner, 305th Bomb Group Can Do. Shot down by FW190s near the IP on a mission to Frankfurt am Main, GR on 2 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-39944. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Died 28 March 1987
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Richard Billhartz. Aircraft Electrical Specialist, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 31 March 1987
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Robert Siavage. Radio Operator Gunner, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. He was assigned to Earl Tunnell crew. He flew the first raid to Germany on 27 Jan 1943 with Col. Frank A. Armstrong.
Shot down 6 March 1943 in B-17F 42-5378, 3
Died 31 March 1988
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Colonel William Booth. Pilot, . Bill Booth was a glider pilot stationed at Barkston Heath, probably as part of the 61st Troop Carrier Group. He took part in Operation 'Market Garden' in September 1944.
He stayed in what became the US
Died 3 March 1989
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Martin Kilcoyne. Radio Operator Gunner, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. He flew on Arthur Crapsey crew. Reported to group on 19 Nov 1943. Completed 32 missions from Oct 1943-Sept 1944. He was injured on his second mission to Osn
Died 29 March 1989
American Air Museum
Edith Poland. , . Edith was only 19 in May 1945, when she started her diary and lived in Liverpool.
Edith was a ‘doughnut girl’, volunteering for The American Red Cross. Her duties included meeting G.I.s coming secretly into Liverpool by boa
Died 31 March 1989
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Colonel Sidney Woods. Pilot; Deputy Commanding Officer, 479th Fighter Group. Lt. Colonel Sidney Woods joined the Army in the cavalry in 1939 and transferred to flight school, earning his wings in September 1941.
He was flying with the
Died 31 March 1989
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Forrest Crute. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 3 March 1990
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Oreste Lottinger. Right Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed near Rotterdam in B-24 Hot Box #4129374
POW
Died 9 March 1990
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Harry Henry. B-24 Asst Engineer & Waist Gunner, 445th Bomb Group. B-24 - #42-7554 - 8th AF, 445th BG, 702nd BS - stationed in NOV 1943 at RAF Tibenham.
Crashed into the cemetery in Mirns, Friesland, the Netherlands on 22 DEC 1943, kill
Died 23 March 1990
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Pershing Trumble. Fighter Pilot, 56th Fighter Group. Dowend 3 aircraft and damaged 1. Straffed 9 trains and 1 staff car. Was under weight, ate bananas for 3 days to gain enough weight to enter AAF. Passed entrance exam for pilot training
Died 1 March 1991
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Leo Feider. Bombardier, 384th Bomb Group. Leo J. Feider wrote a memoir of his experiences as a Bombardier with the 384th Bombardment Group. The memoir was published in St Paul, Minnesota, 1986.
Died 3 March 1991
American Air Museum
Flight Officer Luther Adair. Co-Pilot, 384th Bomb Group. Prisoner of War (POW). 26 June 1943, B17 42-3188 'Miss Carriage' was attacked by fighters, left formation and exploded. Crashed near Bernay, France. Missing Air Crew Report #15567
Died 8 March 1991
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) James Springsteen. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 17 March 1991
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant James Lammering. Assistant Crew Chief, 4th Fighter Group. 'Russ' Lammering was the Assistant Crew Chief for VF-P and VF-P. He worked with the 4th Fighter Group from February 1943 to August 26, 1945.
Died 24 March 1991
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Colonel William Cely. Pilot, 94th Bomb Group. Missions: 1943 - Nov 11 Muenster; 19 Gelsenkirchen/Rohr; 26 Paris; 29 Bremen 30 Solingen; Dec 5 Bordeaux; 11 Emden; 13 Kiel; 16 Bremen; 24 Crossbow; 30 Ludwigshaven; 31 Brodeaux; 1944 - Jan 11 Bruns
Died 28 March 1992
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant James McElroy. Navigator, 96th Bomb Group. Shot down 20 October 1943 in 42-30372 'Shack Rabbit III', a B-17 on loan from the 413th Squadron. Helped by the Belgian evasion network “Comete”, he was guided from Belgium
Died 6 March 1993
American Air Museum
Captain George Wemyss. Pilot; Operations Officer, 20th Fighter Group. Fighter Pilot/Operations Officer
AM, Legion of Merit.
Died 27 March 1993
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Roy Johnson. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 29 March 1993
American Air Museum