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(L to R) Wright Museum board members, Mike Hashem and John Warner, Collections Coordinator, Michelle Landry and Museum Executive Director, Norman Stevens.


ing at different angles to take one out. Dunham had waited a


long time to see this day. He was integral and did much of the work in hav- ing the tank’s engine re- moved four years ago. “I wasn’t an expert on


these engines,” said Dun- ham who also served in the marines. “It was more of on-the job training.” After having the engine


A front loader was needed to lift the two-hundred pound “spare” parts onto the tank.


TANK from 24


were good at defeating the smaller German Pan- zer tanks but they soon found themselves very out-matched by the new German Panther medium tanks and almost use- less against the heavily armored German Tiger tanks which boasted 88 mm cannons. “The Germans nick-


named them ‘Ronsons’,” said museum member Jack Dunham, calling to mind the famous cigarette lighter.


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Sherman tanks ran on gasoline instead of die- sel fuel like the German tanks, so when they were hit they lit up quickly, thus the nickname. A later version of the Sherman, like the one be- ing moved this day, had 76mm guns (opposed to 75) and much better ar- mor protection, but they still had their work cut out for them in battles against late war German heavy tanks. It would still sometimes take two or three Sherman Tanks fir-


scoped previously he was told that a cylinder was rusted and that could work could be done on it but it would be difficult to get it back together in one piece. “I didn’t want to have


just a handful of spare parts,” said Dunham. The engine was then handed to Northeast Mili- tary Vehicle Services in Milford, Mass. a company who has experience work- ing on Sherman Tanks as well as many other types, who offered the same di- agnosis on the engine but were able to restore it perfectly. It was Northeast Military Services where the engine- less Sherman Tank was being shipped and where it will soon be reunited See TANK on 26


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