PowerPoint PresentationSlide 2Slide 3Slide 4Slide 5Slide 6Slide 7Slide 8Slide 9Slide 10Slide 11Slide 12Slide 13Slide 14Slide 15Slide 16Slide 17Slide 18Slide 19Slide 20Slide 21Slide 22Bailey BridgeCPT Brian J HendersonOutlineHistoryAssemblyImpact on WWIIVersatilityFutureQuestionsProblem•Education- Leys School, Cambridge, and Sheffield University (Doctorate of Engineering)•Career- Sheffield City Engineer Department, Experimental Bridging Establishment (1928), First Director of the Military Engineering Experimental Establishment•Awards- Knighted 1946, Kt, OBE, D Eng, C Eng, MICE, MI Struct E, JPDesignPrefabricated partsCan be carried by trucksBuilt by manpower alone Using simple tools (ropes, pulleys, jacks, hammers)Can be moved, rebuilt, or replaced in several hours, even under enemy fireSolutionHow it works1-Recon Site2-Determine construction requirements3-Build itLay Ho HeaveHow a bridge won WWIIWithout the Bailey Bridge, we should not have won the war. It was the best thing in that line that we ever had.” British Filed Marshal Lord Bernard Law Montgomery“…one of the three pieces of equipment that most contributed to our vistory in Festung Europa.” President Dwight Eisenhower150th Road to VictoryVersatility of the BaileyWhat of the name Bailey now?Lived life in relative obscurity.Most Europeans Do not refer to the Bridges by the name baileyOnly Luxemburg pays a partial tribute on July 10th
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