Ian Harvey

Ian Harvey is one of the authors writing for WAR HISTORY ONLINE

Articles by Ian Harvey:

Equipment that Makes it Easier for Female Pilots to Pee

In the cramped confines of a pilots cockpit, there is no space to mount a urinal, and even if there was space, trying to get…

Armed Police Called to Catch Gunman Turns Out to be a TV Show Extra

At 10:15pm, the Police in Plymouth on the south coast of Devon in England, were called by concerned members of the public when they saw…

‘Greyhound’ The New Tom Hanks Movie, Check Out The Trailer

Tom Hanks can’t seem to get enough. His new movie ‘Greyhound’ sees one of America’s favourite Kings of Hollywood star as Navy Commander Ernest Krause,…

US V-280 Valor Tilt-Rotor Aircraft in First Autonomous Flight

280 Valor. The next generation of tactical airpower required by the US Army passed a new development milestone recently in Arlington, Texas when Bell’s new…

Former Marine, Aged 62, Sets 8 Hour Guinness World Record for Planking

To hold the plank position for any length of time can be excruciating, but to keep it for over eight hours is incredible for anyone…

Vatican is Opening Highly Controversial WW2-Era Files on Pope Pius XII

The Papacy has never been an institution to duck controversy and has managed to survive for centuries from the death of the Roman Empire, through…

Crew of Short Stirling That Disappeared Over 70 Years Ago, Families Traced

On the 29th March 1943, bombers set off on a night raid to Berlin. Included in that number was a Short Stirling III with the…

Iwo Jima’s Last Living MoH Recipient Still Helping Military Families

The first time Hershel “Woody” Williams heard of the Congressional Medal of Honor was when the corporal with the 21st Marine Regiment heard he was…

Fifty Years After Huey’s First Mission, Grey Wolf is It’s Replacement

The US Air Force took delivery of its first MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopters at Duke Field, Florida on December 19th, 2019. The replacement for the…

Now Abandoned, How a Mine in Greenland Helped the Allies Win

Cryolite is a mineral used in the aluminium making process, which was incredibly important in the production of planes for the Allied Forces. On the…

$442 million Upgrade for The B-52

The B-52 the legend of the  United States Air Force. The upgrade contact has awarded to Raytheon. The defense contractor will develop new technology for…

3 Burials Discovered at the Alamo in Texas

The Alamo: Plans by the city of San Antonio and the State of Texas to develop the precinct around the Alamo have come to a…