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Douglas M-2

The M-2 was a fast, sturdy, dependable airplane designed to replace the de Havilland DH-4s in the U.S. Aerial Mail Service. The Post Office Department purchased a series of the Douglas airplanes (M-1, M-3, and M-4) and found they were much more efficient than the earlier de Havillands