| THE MAN BEHIND THE BAILEY BRIDGE | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7106 |
| Catalog #: | 46832 | |
| Clip Number: | 46832-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NP 40 | |
| Timecode: | 01:06:07 - 01:08:41 | |
| Location: | Europe | |
| Year Shot: | 1945 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONSTRUCTION: Bridges ENGINEERING: Bridges, Temporary ENGINEERING: Misc LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Misc MILITARY: Equipment OCCUPATIONS: Engineer | |
| Description: | Various shots of the longest floating Bailey bridge which spans the Chindwin river. Some very good shots of Mr Donald Colman Bailey, the inventor, watching the construction of a bridge with a critical eye. M/S back at his home as he constructs a model bridge in his latest design. Various shots as his young son Richard helps him. C/U of Donald's wife. He looks at photographs of some of his previous designs. M/S library footage of Winston Churchill stepping onto German soil from a Bailey bridge. | |
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