M2 High Speed Tractor

The M2 High-Speed Tractor (or colloquially M2 Cletrac) 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 also equipped with a winch (10.000 LBS, 300feet of 3/8" cable), an auxiliary generator (3KW, 110 Volts, DC), and Air compressor (3 stage, 16.7 CFPM, 2.000 PSI)

History
The M2 was standardized in February 1941 as Medium Tractor M2.

Surviving artifacts

 * one at Estrella war birds museum
 * one at the Wright museum
 * one at the AAF Museum in Danville, VA
 * one at Overloon
 * one at the Pima air museum
 * one at the Evergreen Air Museum, Mcminville, Oregon, USA