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).
Staff Sergeant Ervin Janiszewski. Top Turret Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 18 September 1944 Ditched in channel in B-24 Swt Chrt #4250829
DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Died 18 September 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Raymond Tompkins. Tail Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 18 September 1944 Ditched in Channel in B-24 Swt Chrt #4250829
DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Died 18 September 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Hiel Reed. Radio Operator, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 18 September 1944
DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster
Died 18 September 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant William Kirlin. Radio Operator, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 18 September 1944 Crashed near Tilburg in B-24 Baggie Maggie #42100416
DFC/ AM/ PH
Died 18 September 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Robert Tunnell. Pilot, 25th Bomb Group. Flew as camera chase plane for Anvil* bomber which exploded in front of the Mosquito causing an emergency landing at Halesworth. 12-8-44.
Failed to return from PR mission to Nijmegen-Eindhoven area
Died 19 September 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Edwin Hiro. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 357th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Vreden in P-51 'Horses Itch' #4413518
Died 19 September 1944
American Air Museum
Lieutenant Joe Shelley. B-24 Pilot, 392nd Bomb Group. 1Lt Joe H. Shelley , B-24 Pilot was MURDERED by German farmers after he survived his B-24 crash in Germany.
He is officially listed as "Killed in Action (KIA)" Crashed at Versheven in B-24 #
Died 21 September 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Alvin Kibler. Navigator, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Lille on 9/21/44 in B-24 'Naughty Nam' #4299949
AM/ PH
Died 21 September 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Edwin Stellhorn. Bombardier, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Lille in B-24 'Naughty Nam' #4299949
Died 21 September 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Delmont Strait. , 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 21 September 1944
PH
Died 21 September 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant James Picard. , 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 21 September 1944
PH
Died 21 September 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Lee Grafe. Bombardier, Enlisted, Nose Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Lille on 9/21/44 in B-24 'Naughty Nam' #4299949
Died 21 September 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Merrill Conoway. Tail Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. B-24 #4299949 'Naughty Nam' collided with another aircraft on 21 September 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
AM/ PH
Died 21 September 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Milton Underdahl. , 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) 21 September 1944
PH
Died 21 September 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Oscar Bregman. Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner, 93rd Bomb Group The Traveling Circus. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Lille in B24 'Naughty Nam' #4299949
Died 21 September 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Luther Abel. Fighter Pilot, 495th Fighter Training Group. Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 552FTS, 495FTG 8AF USAAF as instructor. P-47C 41-6234 lost engine on local training flight on 9 Jan 1944. A/C broke out of underca
Died 22 September 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Edwin Moyer. Top Turret Gunner, 34th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 22 September 1944 in AC #4338294
Technical Sergeant Edwin N. Moyer was born June 10, 1918. His next of kin were his wife, Virginia Moyer, his daughter, Judith Ann
Died 22 September 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Dunstan Hartley. Fighter Pilot, Pilot, 78th Fighter Group. Killed in Action (KIA) near Heteren in P-47 #4228635
78th FG 83rd FS. 2nd Lt Dunstan Hartley,from Sagle, Idaho, was lost (MIA) on 23rd September 1944 when he was hit by flak i
Died 23 September 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Wayne Martin. Engineer-Gunner, 344th Bomb Group. Sergeant Wayne Love Martin was born January 23, 1922. His next of kin were his wife, Dolores Martin, and his parents, Roy and Ameda Martin. He was from Detroit, Michigan.
On September 23, 1944, he
Died 23 September 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant George Koehn. Pilot, 458th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at St Zizier in B-24 #4252348
Died 24 September 1944
American Air Museum
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS MARSHALLING YARDS OIL REFINERY.
Locations: FRANKFURT (Secondary) KOBLENZ/MOSEL (Primary) KOBLNZ/RHEIN (Opportunistic) LUDWIGSHAFEN (Pr
Mission date: 25 September 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Edward Cheresnik. Navigator/Bombardier, 384th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Wiesbaden in B-17 'Spirit of '96' #42-107057, MACR 9414.
Died 25 September 1944
American Air Museum
Flight Officer Lawrence Ferguson. Co-Pilot, 384th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Wiesbaden in B-17 'Spirit of '96' 42-107057, MACR 9414.
Died 25 September 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Augustus Feeley. Navigator, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed in B-24 'Jamica' #4128746
Died 25 September 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) Theodore Lipnicki. Radio Operator, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed in B-24 'Jamaica' #4128746
Died 25 September 1944
American Air Museum
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY ARMORED VEHICLE FACTORY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX MARSHALLING YARDS AIRFIELD INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX MARSHALLING YARDS AIRFIELD.
Locations: Bremen, Germany BREMERHAVEN (Opportunistic) HAMM (Primary) HE
Mission date: 26 September 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Donald Fehrenbach. Bombardier, 447th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down near Bremerhaven in B-17 'Hurry Home' #4337818 September 26, 1944. Listed on the Tablets of the Missing at Netherlands American Cemetery in Margra
Died 26 September 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Robert Calef. Pilot, 447th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Oldenburg in B-17 'Hurry Home' #4337818
Died 26 September 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Frank Martin. Ball Turret Gunner, 447th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down near Bremerhaven, Germany, in B-17 "Hurry Home" #4337818.
SSgt. Frank J. Martin was the ball turret gunner in the "Hurry Home".
He wa
Died 26 September 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Wayne Thompson. Tail Gunner, 447th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down near Bremerhaven, Germany, in B-17 "Hurry Home" #4337818 during mission 648, the bombing of Bremerhaven.
Wayne S. Thompson was the tail gunner of the
Died 26 September 1944
American Air Museum
Technical Sergeant Paul Krubel. Radio Operator, 447th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down near Bremerhaven, Germany, in B-17 "Hurry Home" #4337818.
TSgt. Paul Redmond Krubel serial number 11069263 was born March 18, 1921, and was kille
Died 26 September 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Donald Brent. B-24 Pilot, 445th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 27 September 1944 in B-24 #4250324 'Eileen'
DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSmpid=48612389&GRid=563
Died 27 September 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Frank Fulks. Pilot, 489th Bomb Group. B-24H #42-94932 'Paper Doll' collided with another B-24 on return from a mission to Kassel. KOM
1st Lieutenant Frank W. Fulks was born October 25, 1921. He was married to Aleeen Fulks, and
Died 27 September 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Lawrence Culkin. Pilot, 489th Bomb Group. B-24H #42-94888 'Special Delivery II' collided with another B-24 on return from a mission to Kassel. KOM
1st Lieutenant Lawrence P. Culkin was born on March 13, 1921. His next of kin wa
Died 27 September 1944
American Air Museum
Lieutenant James Schaen. Pilot, 445th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 27 September 1944 in B-24 #4410511. This was on the Kassel mission
Died 27 September 1944
American Air Museum
Private James Grime. Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner, 489th Bomb Group. B-24H #42-94888 'Special Delivery II' collided with another B-24 on return from a mission to Kassel. KOM
Private James F. Grime was born January 2, 1923, and was the son
Died 27 September 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Chester Poole. Bombardier, 489th Bomb Group. B-24H #42-94888 'Special Delivery II' collided with another B-24 on return from a mission to Kassel. KOM
2nd Lieutenant Chester C. Poole was born May 12, 1924. His next of kin were
Died 27 September 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant John Tankersley. Co-Pilot, 489th Bomb Group. B-24H #42-94888 'Special Delivery II' collided with another B-24 on return from a mission to Kassel. KOM
1st Lieutenant John F. Tankersley was born June 26, 1917. His next of kin we
Died 27 September 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Robert Ellis. Navigator, 489th Bomb Group. B-24H #42-94888 'Special Delivery II' collided with another B-24 on return from a mission to Kassel. KOM
2nd Lieutenant Robert T. Ellis was born October 22, 1922. His next of kin was
Died 27 September 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Ross Brower. Navigator, 445th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Hersfeld in B-24 #4410490
Died 27 September 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant Frank Bender. Right Waist Gunner, 489th Bomb Group. B-24H #42-94888 'Special Delivery II' collided with another B-24 on return from a mission to Kassel. KOM
Sergeant Frank NMI Bender was born on September 12, 1919. His next of kin was
Died 27 September 1944
American Air Museum
Sergeant James Crowley. Left Waist Gunner, 445th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 27 September 1944 in B-24 #42110073. Was on 12th mission, was 15 days past his 21st birthday
Purple Heart, AMer. Theater/ ETO
Died 27 September 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant William Fleming. Left Waist Gunner, 445th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) 27 September 1944 in B-24 #4295128.
DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Died 27 September 1944
American Air Museum
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY MOTOR VEHICLE FACTORY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX OIL REFINERY OIL REFINERY.
Locations: KASSEL/HENSCHEL (Primary) MAGDEBURG CITY (Secondary) MAGDEBURG/ROTHENSEE(Primary)
Mission date: 28 September 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant John DuPont. Fighter Pilot, 364th Fighter Group. KIA shot down on 28 Sep 44 in P-51 'Copperhead' #4413932. He was killed on this day after a mission to Magdeburg, Ger. The plane crashed into a barn just outside Schladen and the
Died 28 September 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Robert Lasker. Navigator, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Heiningen in B-17 'Silver Fox' #4338206
Died 28 September 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Calvin Turkington. Tail Gunner, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels". Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Witmar in B-17 'Miss Umbriago' #4297187
Earlier December 16, 1943, on local formation training mission in B-17#4
Died 28 September 1944
American Air Museum
Staff Sergeant Sebastiano Peluso. Radio Operator, 384th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Ost Ingersleben in B-17 43-37822, 'Lead Banana'
Died 28 September 1944
American Air Museum
First Lieutenant Marshall Lewis. Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. Killed in Action (KIA). Plane crashed near St. Quentin, France while hauling fuel.
B-24H #41-29439. Crashed at Lioncourt, near St. Quentin, FR, on return from gas trucking mission to St. Dizier, F
Died 29 September 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Herbert Minard. Bombardier, 466th Bomb Group. B-24H #41-29439. Crashed at Lioncourt, near St. Quentin, FR, on return from gas trucking mission to St. Dizier, FR. Crew of six all KNO. All received a group burial at the Jeff Barracks Cemet
Died 29 September 1944
American Air Museum
Second Lieutenant Sheldon Adler. Co-Pilot, 466th Bomb Group. B-24H #41-29439. Crashed at Lioncourt, near St. Quentin, FR, on return from gas trucking mission to St. Dizier, FR. Crew of six all KNO. All received a group burial at the Jeff Barracks Cemetery
Died 29 September 1944
American Air Museum