In the respite that had followed the last attack, engineers had completed retrofitting and new installation.
By the morning of 10 September 1944, the engineers finally completed the bridge.
The second son became a civil engineer and the daughter completed a science degree in botany.
However, further reinforcements arrived at the port, and the engineers completed their bridge allowing tanks to cross.
So long as they didn't call attention to themselves, perhaps Brigit Paterson's engineers could complete their work without interference.
British engineers commenced work on three towers to protect Trincomalee but never completed them.
He hoped the engineer would complete his examinations quickly, though.
Fifteen minutes later engineers completed the assembly of all 35 ferries and waited for the breaches to be opened.
Behind them the dusty road curved around the side of the hill, crossed a ravine on a wooden bridge that the engineers were just completing.
Even if the engineers had completed initial thruster modifications, takeoff would be rough.