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Originally posted by Les Freathy
and finally the 19RB seen here in the crane role as used by the Roal Engineers for bridging, as to the question did the Canadians use any of the kit i would say certainly whilst based in the UK but who knows if any of the kit was taken to Europe, food for further thought and photographic evidence
Cheers
Les
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Les, Jefe simply doesn't appreciate the finer things in life, such as the banging, heavy-lifting, sweating, building, knuckle-bashing, muddy, hot, dangerous, toe-squishing, up-building, down-blowing, cratering, excavating, rafting, river crossing, water purifying, mine laying, bridge-building, entanglement building, road clearing, explosive disposing, barbed-wiring, beer drinking, bunker blowing, bleeding, skirt-chasing, airborne jumping, Kraut-killing, sacrificing world of the Engineers.
Thanks for the pics and info regarding plant used by the R.E.'s and most likely R.C.E.'s. I've noticed a difference in the RB 19 in my pic and the RB 19 in your pic, due I assume to the difference tasks they are engaged in. In the Caen pic the RB 19 has a short, solid framed arm with a shovel whereas the crane in your pic has a long skeleton arm. One obviously used for digging, the other for lifting items such as bridge panels.
Now, to muddy the waters a little more, here are a couple of pics from an American Combat Emgineer battalion using a different crane altogether:
First pic is taken at the Thatcham depot prior to D Day.