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).
V-1 MISSILE SITES V-1 MISSILE SITES V-1 MISSILE SITES.
Locations: OISMONT/NEUVILLE (Primary) SAINT-MARTIN-L'HORTIER (Primary) SIRACOURT (Primary)
Mission date: 21 June 1944
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Roger Erickson. Pilot, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". Lived on farm in North Dakota with Swedish immigrant parents and one brother;
Graduated June 1937 from Agricultural & Training School, Maddock, ND;
Inducted July 1942
Died 22 June 1944
American Air Museum
Major Robert Smith. Pilot, 367th Fighter Group. Flew with the 16th Fighter Squadron, 23rd Fighter Group in China in 1942. Pilot of P-40E-1 "KatyDid"; credited with four aerial victories. Later transferred to the 394th Fighter Squadron, 367th Fig
Died 22 June 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Ollie Gibbs. Fighter Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. KITA (killed in training accident in P-47 1 mile sW of duxford plane P-47D #42-26623 stalled
Died 22 June 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Robert Kincaid. Waist Gunner, 390th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) in B-17G #42-102505.
Died 22 June 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Daniel Mangan. Pilot, 95th Bomb Group. Daniel J Mangan was the co-pilot of B-17 42-38123 'To Hell Or Glory'. The aircraft suffered mechanical failure and crashed at Outer, Belgium on 23 June 1944. Mangan was Killed in Action.
He
Died 23 June 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Frank Sibbett. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) crashed Krzewicy airport near Miedzyrzeca Podlasie.Poland in P-51 #43-6784
Died 23 June 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Albert Huff. Top Turret Gunner, 95th Bomb Group. Flight Eng/Top Turret B-17 42-38123 'To Hell Or Glory' Killed in Action (KIA). A/C suffered mechanical failure and crashed at Outer, Belgium.
Died 23 June 1944
American Air Museum
Captain Norman Roggenkamp. Pilot, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed at Treon in B-24 'Victory Belle' #42100294
Died 24 June 1944
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Colonel Clarence Porter. Pilot; Commanding Officer, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 24 June 1944
DFC/ AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Died 24 June 1944
American Air Museum
Lieutenant John Boyle. Observer, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 24 June 1944 Crashed at Treon in B-24 'Victory Belle' #42100294
DFC/ AM w/ 5 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Died 24 June 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Eugene Mlot. Bombardier, Enlisted, Nose Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 24 June 1944 Shot down at Treon in B-24 'Victory Belle' #42100294
DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Died 24 June 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Harry Owens. Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 381st Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 24 June 1944 in AC #42102585
Died 24 June 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Lowell Arnold. Top Turret Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 24 June 1944 Crashed at Treon i B-24 'Victory Belle ' #42100294
DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Died 24 June 1944
American Air Museum
Captain Fern Titus. Pilot, 389th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). Plane hit by flak right after leaving target and crashed near Vigny. B-24 #41-28793
Died 25 June 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Arthur Maatta. Bombardier, 379th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) in B-17G #42-97680 'Lil Satan'
Died 25 June 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Kenneth Langenmayr. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Britaigny in B-24 'Crippled Bitch' #4129371
Died 25 June 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Earl Belleville. Left Waist Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Show down by flak and crashed near Britaigny in B-24 'Crippled Bitch' #41-29371
Died 25 June 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Maurice Verges. Tail Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) shot down by flak and crashed near Britaigny in B-24 'Crippled Bitch' #4129371
Died 25 June 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Kenneth Brookshier. Top Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Britigny in B-24 'Crippled Bitch' #41-29371
Died 25 June 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Edward Woodward. Pilot, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 26 June 1944/ Shot down by flak near Wangerin in B-24 #4295039
AM/ PH
Died 26 June 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Arthur Amborski. , 455th Bomb Group. Arthur E. “Art” Amborski was born in Buffalo, New York.
Amborski went on to play second base for the Newsboys Association in the Municipal Baseball League after high school, but was inducted into
Died 26 June 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Harold Turpin. Pilot, 448th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Genthin in B-24 #4129004
Died 27 June 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Charles Wilson. Co-Pilot, 448th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Genthin in B-24 #4129004
Died 27 June 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Marcel DuPont. Fighter Pilot, 365th Fighter Group.
Died 27 June 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Robert Nystrom. Navigator, 448th Bomb Group. Second Lieutenant Robert J. Nystrom was born January 3, 1921. His next of kin were Charles and Mary Nystrom. He was from Sturtevant, Wisconsin.
On June 27, 1944, he was the Navigator aboard B
Died 27 June 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Theodore Conway. Bombardier, 448th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Genthin in B-24 #4129004
Died 27 June 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant James Smidy. Right Waist Gunner, 448th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Genthin in B-24 #4129004
Died 27 June 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Joseph Skledar. Left Waist Gunner, 448th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Genthin in B-24 #4129004
Died 27 June 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Leo Van Vorst. Tail Gunner, 448th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Genthin in B-24 #4129004
Died 27 June 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Thomas Loughlin. Ball Turret Gunner, 448th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Genthin in B-24 #4129004
Died 27 June 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Carl Adams. Pilot, 490th Bomb Group. Carl R Adams was killed on a training mission. His aircraft crashed near Eaton Socon in England. All 3 crewmen were killed.
Died 27 June 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Keith Wann. Radio Operator, 448th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Genthin in B-24 #4129004
Died 27 June 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Walter Bookamer. Top Turret Gunner, 448th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Genthin in B-24 #4129004
Died 27 June 1944
American Air Museum
Captain Earl Widen. Chaplain, 389th Bomb Group. Captain Widen died of a heart attack while serving at Hethel as Chaplain. As well as serving as the Protestant chaplain on the base, he ministered to the congregation at Fairland United Reformed Church in Wy
Died 28 June 1944
American Air Museum
CARPETBAGGER MISSION PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE MISSION SCOUTING MISSION WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE MISSION WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE MISSION.
Locations: ATLANTIC OCEAN PARIS and IRISH SEA
Mission date: 28 June 1944
American Air Museum
Major Cecil Haugen. Pilot, 7th Photographic Group. Crash landed in poor weather after losing one engine during an operational mission on 6 Mar 1944 in F-5C #42-67113. RTD. Crashed in Spitfire PL767 due to poor weather at Manor Farm, Combe, pilot Major Cec
Died 28 June 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Jerome Levy. Navigator, 493rd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) in B-24 Little Warrior #4294812 that was hit by flak and crashed near Fallersleben
SECOND LIEUTENANT JEROME LEVY was born in 1920 in New York to Simon and Sarah Levy. The
Died 29 June 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant William Hoyer. Pilot, 447th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Jahnsheim in B-17 #446027
Died 29 June 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Donald Downie. Ball Turret Gunner, 390th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Damaged by flak and ditched in channel in B-17 #4297830
Died 29 June 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Cyrus Aidala. Ball Turret Gunner, 493rd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) on 6/29/44 in crash of B-24 Little Warrior near Fallersleben
Died 29 June 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant John Sanders. Right Waist Gunner, 493rd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 29 June 1944 in B-24 #4294810 'Little Warrior. '
Died 29 June 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Sylvanus Haskell. Nose Gunner, 493rd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 29 June 1944 in B-24 #4294812 'Little Warrior. '
Died 29 June 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Walter Boykowski. Tail Gunner, 493rd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 29 June 1944 in B-24 'Little Warrior. '
Died 29 June 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Vernon Polzin. Top Turret Gunner, 493rd Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 29 June 1944 in B-24 #4294812 'Little Warrior'
Died 29 June 1944
American Air Museum
Captain Edward Giorchino. Assistant Group Operations Officer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 30 June 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Herbert Autenreith. , 351st Bomb Group. KIS. Crashed near Barmouth on flight to USA killing crew and passengers
Died 8 June 1945
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant William Boucek. Pilot, 356th Fighter Group. At 0948 hours on 30th June 1945 Lt. Boucek took off from home base on a local clearance for the purpose of testing his aircraft prior to ferrying it to the continent. At approximately 1037 hours
Died 30 June 1945
American Air Museum
Captain Frank Fink. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. 1st Lt. Frank M. Fink was a talented caricature artist. Assigned to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF, transferred to 335th FS 4th FG 8AF USAAF 14-10-42.
On 9 September 1943 he baled out of his P-47C Thunderbolt 41
Died 18 June 1946
American Air Museum
Major Pierce McKennon. Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Major McKennon, was born 30 November 1919 in Clarksville, Arkansas, but grew up and was educated in Fort Smith. He earned a four-year music scholarship to the University of Arkansas. After a month in colleg
Died 18 June 1947
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Robert Walker. Navigator, 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs. AC # 41-23832 'Maggie' was hit by flak in the target area , Wilhelmshaven, Germany March 22, 1943. Losing altitude and falling behind the formation, it was attack
Died 22 June 1950
American Air Museum
Captain William Fairfield. Pilot, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 544th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #85 dated 6 May 1944, as crew pilot, 30 combat missions.
Died 27 June 1951
American Air Museum
Major John Godfrey. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. John T Godfrey was born in Canada, but his parents moved to Rhode Island when he was young. At the outbreak of war he enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He transferred to the 8th Air Force in
Died 12 June 1958
American Air Museum
Brigadier General Robert Candee. Commanding General, 8th Air Force Service Command, . Formerly command pilot. CG VIIIAFSC May 1942 to 16 October 1943. Retired 30 June 1952.
Died 23 June 1963
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Walter Blackwelder. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 6 June 1964
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Glenn Hassler. Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 18 June 1965
American Air Museum
Major General Howard Turner. Commanding General, . SS w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC/ AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 25 June 1965
American Air Museum
Sergeant Leland Strothers. Military Occupation Specialty 747-Airplane and Engine Mechanic, 384th Bomb Group. •Promoted to Corporal On AAF Station 106 Special Orders #76 dated 20 August 1943.
• Promoted to Sergeant on AAF Station Special Orders
Died 27 June 1966
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Verdun Munroe. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by fighters and crashed at Nijetrijne on 8/15/44 in B-24 #4295157
POW
Died 29 June 1966
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Samuel Ellicott. Pilot, 445th Bomb Group. - Consolidated B-24H-1-CF Liberator #41-29117 "Lady Marie" of the 445th BG - 702nd BS
- Lost 24 FEB 1944
- MACR #2555
- Crashed near Unterweit on a mission to Gotha, GR.
- 1LT Samuel Ma
Died 29 June 1968
American Air Museum
Major James Happel. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Major Happel was from Paulsboro, New Jersey, and joined the RAFVR in 1940.
Assigned to 121 (Eagle) Squadron RAF. 1941.
He transferred to the 335th Squadron, 4th Fighter Group on 24-9-42.
Designated S
Died 1 June 1970
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Alexander Markowski. Assistant Engineer, Left Waist Gunner, 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers. Alexander Markowski enlisted in the Air Corps in April 1942 and followed training in aerial gunnery and engineering. He graduated as a Sgt from
Died 20 June 1970
American Air Museum
Captain Leicester Bishop. Fighter pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. End Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: AM (3 OLC), PH, WWII Victory.
My dad believed that the US should have entered into the war effort prior to Pearl Harbor Day an
Died 28 June 1970
American Air Museum
Captain John Graef. Pilot; Assistant Group Operations Officer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 18 June 1973
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Darwin Berry. Fighter Pilot, 4th Fighter Group. Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. End Tour of Duty (ETD) 270 Hrs 6-12-44.
Died 24 June 1973
American Air Museum
General Carl Spaatz. Commanding General, 8th Air Force, . A few weeks after Pearl Harbor, in January 1942, General Spaatz was assigned as chief of the Army Air Force Combat Command at Washington and promoted to the temporary rank of major general. In May
Died 14 June 1974
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Clarence Broadway. Radar Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. Retired from the USAF with the rank of Captain
Died 6 June 1975
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Joseph Lally. Tail Gunner, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group on Gowen Field (Boise, Idaho) Special Orders #32 dated 1 February 1943, Lykes Henderson Crew, 2 combat missions.
Prisoner of War (POW). Shot down 26 June 1943 in
Died 24 June 1975
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Burns Byram. Bombardier; Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. After WW II, Burns completed medical school and became a doctor. He established his medical practice in Marengo, Iowa. He continued his interest in aviation, became a licensed pilot, a
Died 5 June 1978
American Air Museum
Brigadier General Murray Woodbury. Fighter Wing Commander; Commanding General, . Murray C. Woodbury was born in 1899 in Burlington, Vt. He graduated from the Florida Military Academy in 1917, and attended Norwich University, Vt. He served as a private and
Died 25 June 1978
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Harvey Nielsen. Top Turret Gunner and Assistant Flight Engineer, 453rd Bomb Group. Apparently a happy-go-lucky character. "We had a gunner named Harvey Nielsen, he had a fixation on monkeys. He bought his first one in South America and
Died 7 June 1981
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Edgar Burton. Navigator, 446th Bomb Group. Flew 25 missions, ending just before D-Day. Flew on D Day just to see it. According to him, he never saw a German fighter but did see lots of flak.
Died 27 June 1981
American Air Museum
Major General Frank Hunter. Commanding General, . Formerly command pilot. WW I Ace. Hunter AFB named for him. CG VIIIFC 14 May 1942 to 29 August 1943. Retired 31 March 1946.
4 DSCs WW I
Died 25 June 1982
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Robert Linard. Ball Turret Gunner, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 1 June 1984
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Herbert Wright. Tail Gunner, 305th Bomb Group Can Do. Flew on 'Ol Miss Destry' and Miss Yvonne'
DFC, silver star, bronze star, purple heart, air medal, EAME campaign medal
Died 1 June 1984
American Air Museum
Sergeant Lester Barbee. Military Ocupation Specialty 686-Airplane Instrument Mechanic,Specialist, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 443rd Sub-Depot on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #165 dated 11 December 1943.
Died 3 June 1985
American Air Museum
Major Clemens Wurzbach. Pilot, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". Enlisted in the Air Corps long before the war and graduated as a Pilot from the Kelly Field Flying School, earning his 2nd Lieutenant wings in 1939. Promoted to 1st Lieutenant
Died 6 June 1985
American Air Museum
Captain Francis Bell. Pilot - Squadron Executive Officer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 8 June 1985
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) Jesse Watson. Ball Turret Gunner, 388th Bomb Group. Son of Jesse Otis and Dina Watson Sr
Died 20 June 1985
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Alfred Breault. Gunner, 398th Bomb Group. air medal
Died 1 June 1986
American Air Museum
Corporal Anthony Starcer. Gunner, 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars. Painted the nose art on the Memphis Belle after orginal artist died. Starcer was a nose artist extraordinaire !
A prolific artist, he painted over 127 aircrafts nose art, a list of w
Died 9 June 1986
American Air Museum
Colonel Herbert Thatcher. Commanding Officer, 323rd Bomb Group. Trained B-26 outfit at Hunter, then Tampa, then to England. Became Lt. General - last commanded ADC and retired in 68
Died 11 June 1986
American Air Museum
Captain William Lenco. Co-Pilot, 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 England, but
Died 6 June 1987
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) Merritt McLaughlin. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 29 June 1987
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Richard Barrickman. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 8 June 1988
American Air Museum
Captain Richard Herren. Bombardier, 388th Bomb Group. Richard was very bright, funny, witty. A huge sports fan, he loved the Arkansas Razorbacks. He loved to read newspapers and news magazines, for one reason because his family could not afford a newspape
Died 27 June 1988
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant William Foreman. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 7 June 1990
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant James McMahon. Pilot, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17 42-3041. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW Camp: POW data not found in National Archives POW database.
POW
Died 25 June 1990
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Ishmael Abernathy. Fighter pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Trained with 312FS, 338FG. Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.
Died 26 June 1990
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) Grady Wesson. Flight Engineer, 466th Bomb Group.
Died 2 June 1991
American Air Museum
Squadron Leader William Taylor. Pilot / Sqn Ldr, . William E G Taylor was an aviator for the United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps, the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Taylor enrolled at the Guggenheim College of Aeronau
Died 9 June 1991
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant James Bouvier. Pilot, 384th Bomb Group. Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 545th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #38 dated 26 February 1944, Gerard A. Heim Crew.
14 Combat missions
Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 #42-1024
Died 14 June 1991
American Air Museum