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Royal Air Force 1543805 R.O. Stone East Bengal and Burma 1943-1946: Black and White Negatives of various photographs taken over that period – Taking the Rangoon Railway to Mandalay, via Pegu and Thazi – A new Bailey Bridge constructed by the Royal Engineers, Mandalay, Burma – The old bombed bridge can be seen to the right-hand side of the photograph.

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Title:Royal Air Force 1543805 R.O. Stone East Bengal and Burma 1943-1946: Black and White Negatives of various photographs taken over that period – Taking the Rangoon Railway to Mandalay, via Pegu and Thazi – A new Bailey Bridge constructed by the Royal Engineers, Mandalay, Burma – The old bombed bridge can be seen to the right-hand side of the photograph.
Date Period:March, 1946
Collection or Artist:Tolson Memorial Museum Collection / Photographer: Reg Stone
Library No:Negative No: 48
Further Information:

The Bailey bridge is type of portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge. They were developed by the British during World War 2 for military use and saw extensive use by both British and the American military engineering units.

See images: K026350 and K026356