MEA2261 Accession Number: MEA2261

Description

Cesenatico, Italy. c. 1945. Springbok Bridge. Padre McKay adds another objective to his vocabulary as the scans the eloquent sign on this famous Bailey Bridge over the river Po. This Bailey is the largest yet constructed being 1,155 feet long and the South African engineers built it up at Cesanatico in the backyard of No. 454 (Baltimore) Squadron RAAF, on an experimental basis just before the final push.