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Sir Donald Coleman Bailey | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:D_C_Bailey-_Designer_of_the_Bailey_Bridge,_UK,_1944_D23537.jpg) DC Bailey with a model of a section of Bailey bridge | |
| Born | 15 September 1901 |
| Died | 5 May 1985 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | English |
| Alma mater | University of Sheffield |
| Occupation | Civil Engineer |
| Known for | Bailey bridge |
Sir Donald Coleman Bailey, OBE (15 September 1901 – 5 May 1985) was an English civil engineer who invented the Bailey bridge.[1] Field Marshal Montgomery is recorded as saying that "without the Bailey bridge, we should not have won the war."
- ^ "Tributes to Sir Donald". Evening Echo. Bournemouth. 15 May 1985. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.