M2 High Speed Tractor
The M2 High-Speed Tractor was an aircraft tug used by the United States Army Air Forces from 1942.Construction
The M2 is a fully tracked vehicle designed to tow aircraft on primitive airfields. It was equipped with a winch with of cable, an auxiliary generator, and an air compressorHistory
The M2 was standardized in February 1941 as Medium Tractor M2.Surviving artifacts
Surviving examples are at the Estrella Warbird Museum, the Wright Museum, the AAF Museum in Danville, VA, Overloon, the Pima Air & Space Museum, the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, the Yanks Air Museum, Chino CA, the March Field Air Museum in Riverside CA, The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Bright's Pioneer Museum, Plainsburg CA, two at the Danville Armour Museum, Danville, VA, and one privately held in Belton, SC, USA.
