11th November in wartime Northern Ireland

On 11th November 1942, members of the Royal Engineers erected a pair of Bailey Bridges across the River Blackwater at the Caledon Park Site in Co. Tyrone.

A Bailey Bridge constructed by members of the Royal Engineers spanning the River Blackwater at the Caledon Park Site near Caledon, Co. Tyrone.
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An angled view of a Bailey Bridge constructed by members of the Royal Engineers spanning the River Blackwater at the Caledon Park Site near Caledon, Co. Tyrone.
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The approach to a Bailey Bridge constructed by members of the Royal Engineers spanning the River Blackwater at the Caledon Park Site near Caledon, Co. Tyrone.
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A pair of Bailey Bridges constructed by members of the Royal Engineers spanning the River Blackwater at the Caledon Park Site near Caledon, Co. Tyrone.
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Detailed view of the jacking on a Bailey Bridge constructed by members of the Royal Engineers spanning the River Blackwater at the Caledon Park Site near Caledon, Co. Tyrone.
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Detailed view of the jacking on a Bailey Bridge constructed by members of the Royal Engineers spanning the River Blackwater at the Caledon Park Site near Caledon, Co. Tyrone.
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Number 1 Bailey Bridge constructed by members of the Royal Engineers spanning the River Blackwater at the Caledon Park Site near Caledon, Co. Tyrone.
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Number 2 Bailey Bridge constructed by members of the Royal Engineers spanning the River Blackwater at the Caledon Park Site near Caledon, Co. Tyrone.
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