M4 Sherman Tank's 16-Liter Engine Roars 70 Years after Normandy Landings. Published: 9 Jun 2014, ... It's a 9-cylinder radial that was originally designed for use in aircraft.

The Sherman Tank had the potential to be one of the great tanks of WWII, if it hadn't been for some unfortunate drawbacks.

Although you might know GM better for its line of trucks, it has a long history of providing the U.S. with essential military equipment.

Randolph “Randy” Sherman, of Los Angeles, suffered an engine failure on Tuesday and crash-landed into the Santa Fe home, causing it to go up in flames.

The Sherman on display at Rock Island Arsenal is an M4A3 variant. Many of these variants were produced by the Ford Motor Company and were powered by a Ford engine.

The pilot of a plane owned by a former Green Party candidate and activist died after it crashed in northwest suburban Marengo. 24/7 Live Chicago & Suburban Cook Co. North Suburbs West Suburbs ...

According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the single-engine aircraft was found "upon a steep hillside that includes a large water tank (not damaged), above a home at 3045 Beverly Glen Circle ...

Called the Continental R975 and found in the Sherman tank and aircraft like the Ford TriMotor, the engine made 400 hp and 940 lb-ft of torque, and was paired with a three-speed "Torqmatic ...

The plane's tail number, provided by the National Transportation Safety Board, matched the tail number on Sherman's home-built Zenair CH601, a light, single-engine 2-seat aircraft.

Ford-Produced and -Powered Sherman M4A3 Medium Tank ... The Ford Tri Motor aircraft, ... Chris-Craft selected the Ford FE 427 engine for conversion to marine service.

Clarence Smoyer was a gunner on tanks in the Third Armored Division in the drive into Germany. Now 95, he had the chance to ride on one again in Charlestown on Wednesday.