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Taylor Stevenson
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http://www.wfaa.com/video/index.html?nvid=153741&shu=1

This was on Dallas WFAA Channel 8 tonight and on their website. Its the new acquisition for the Cavanaugh Flight Museum. Its a beautiful 1944 M4A4 Sherman Tank (Israeli conversion to an M50 Super Sherman). It has battle damage and history serving in Normandy, Ardennes, 6-Day War, and the Yom Kippur war. The video includes Doug Jeanes and I. I couldnt ask for anything more exciting than driving that tank! Hope you all like it!

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P.S. You'll have to sit through a 20 second advertisement...

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Wooo Hooo...look at you !!!

Good Job, Taylor :D
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What a great news story...you seemed at home in front of the camera!
BTW, that tank doesn't really weigh 77,000 TONS does it?! I hope they meant pounds...

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Yeah, he got that part wrong. It weighs around 77k POUNDS!

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Atta boy Taylor! Nicely done. :D

Now get out here to Midland and let's get that Duck running. :lol:

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What a great news story...you seemed at home in front of the camera!
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I agree completely, the news spot seemed very natural to you. The Sherman looks great. Congratulations.

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Thank you all! An for all of you who live in the DFW area, the story will be in the 10pm news on channel 8 (towards the end of the program).

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Atta Boy Taylor! Papa must be proud! Now you have to have some Air Support! Got to get the P-47 and Corsair flying! Alan

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Great work Taylor. Can't wait to see it in person. BTW, wasn't that tank also featured on "Tank Overhaul" on the Military Channel?
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Nope. I saw that military channel special last night. This sherman was used in the israeli army up until 1991 when a man brought it over to the U.S. and restored it to original Israeli M50 Super Sherman condition. It was then purchased by a gentleman in Frederickburg TX and restored from 2003-2005 into semi-original M4A4 configuration. This is an ORIGINAL complete tank, not two haves welded together. The outside doesnt do it justice! I would eat off of the interior...of course I'd just about anywhere :?

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if you're ever in Chino, come by the museum and I'll show you our M4A1 Sherman :)
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here are some still shots of the "Journey":

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:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D !!!!

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GREAT JOB TAYLOR!! :D :D :D

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I want to thank you for that it is great to see younger folks like yourseof get interested in preserving history.

When I say younger, I put myself in that catagory as well, only being 36 and a Vet too, I love that I am helping in the history of a generation above me too!

Great story and GREAT JOB!!!
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Thank you very much Mr. Krumrei! Theres stories that need to be told and not enough people to tell them, I'm trying to get as many as I can out there for my generation and those to come. Thank you for your service.

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