A survey of the damage done to the Ava Bridge over the Irrawaddy River, Burma, is carried out by Royal Engineers and Indian Engineers.

One of the large concrete pillars of the Ava Bridge is in the background as several men inspect a fallen span. Captain E du R Botha (Royal Engineers) and Subedar Gurdit Singh (Indian Engineers) stand on a small sandbank with a theodolite and a table. The two men compare notes at the table. A closer shot of the two as they talk and gesticulate. Close-up shot of the plans on the table as well as a measuring tape, a ruler and a pair of compasses. The bridge with the Indian surveyor in the foreground; a giant span is still attached to the pillars at one end but the other end has collapsed into the river. Subedar Singh looks through the theodolite. The Subedar in a Burmese boat crewed by three locals approaches the fallen span. The cameraman looks down on the boat as the Subedar uses a tape measure.

Notes

The dopesheet states that originally the engineers had intended to simply weld girders from the fallen spans together and place a Bailey structure on top. However higher command insisted on a monsoon-proof structure, forcing the reconstruction to be delayed.

The Ava bridge was originally blown as the British retreated in 1943 and was never repaired.

The dopesheet identifies the unit as 6 Indian Field Survey Company, and adds that they had previously been engaged in forward airfield construction (so their parent unit possibly 459th Forward Airstrip Engineers).