Operation Deadstick 1944, but was delayed and then cancelled. The plans were adapted, and became Operation Market Garden. This operation would involve three airborne divisions, however the "coup-de-main" assault plans were not carried out. Air Chief Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory, of the Royal Air Force, praised the pilots involved saying the operation included the "most outstanding flying achievements of the war". Of the 181 men (139 infantry, 30 engineers and 12 pilots) of 'D' Company involved in the capture of the bridges, two were killed and an additional fourteen wounded. The 7th Battalion's losses during the defence of the bridges amounted to 18
Queanbeyan railway bridges over Queanbeyan and Molonglo Rivers Queanbeyan railway bridges over Queanbeyan and Molonglo Rivers The Queanbeyan railway bridges over Queanbeyan and Molonglo Rivers are two heritage-listed railway bridges on the Bombala railway line at Queanbeyan, Queanbeyan-Palerang Region, New South Wales, Australia. They were built in 1926. The property is owned by RailCorp, an agency of the Government of New South Wales. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. The bridges were first built by contractors Johnston & Co. in 1885-87 along with the extension of the railway from Bungendore to Michelago through Queanbeyan. The Molonglo River bridge was