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developed in

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in the late 1920sTaylor 1989, 651 as a further development in the series of designs produced by Messerschmitt, based on the M 18.''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft'', 2459 Like the M 18 and its follow-on, the M 20, it was a high-wing

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with a fully enclosed cabin and fixed

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. It was slightly smaller than the M 20, seating only eight passengers instead of the ten that could be carried by the previous aircraft. Two

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s were initially built with

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and

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inline engines, followed by two more with BMW-built

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s. However, Messerschmitt proved unable to sell the design, possibly due at least in part to the enmity of

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director

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towards Messerschmitt.Szegeti 1998, 74 The first M 24a (Junkers-engined, registered ''D-1767'') was used commercially from 1930 by Nordbayerische Verkersflug on the Dresden-Chemnitz-Plauen-Nuremberg route, until it was lost in 1934.Smith 1971 p.27

Variants

*M 24a - prototypes with

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a and

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G engines (two built) *M 24b - prototypes with

-built

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engines (two built)

Specifications (M 24b)

Notes

References

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