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Makkum - Zuidwaard
Makkum - Zuidwaard
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Dokkumer Admiraliteit
Dokkumer Admiraliteit
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The bombing of Terherne lock
The bombing of Terherne lock
On 11 November 1944, pilots of the Royal Canadian Air Force, based at Welschap airfield near Eindhoven, were ordered to bomb the lock at Terherne in two groups. The reason for the bombardment of Terherne lock was to restrict (German) transport movements. The lock complex was situated on the main shipping route from Germany via Groningen to the Randstad, along which the Germans transported goods and military equipment.
After the railway strike in September had already disrupted rail transport considerably, actions against shipping traffic followed in the months thereafter. The southern part of the country may have been liberated, but fierce battles were still to be fought in the other parts.
Such was the case on that 11th November just after nine o'clock in the morning when the two groups of Hawker Typhoon fighter-bombers took off shortly after each other from Eindhoven for their mission. Around 10:00, the lock at Terherne was bombed from the north for the first time and then again around 10:30.
The consequences were huge for the people living on the lock. The wives of both lock keepers, a one-year-old baby and a German soldier were killed. Also, pilot John Gordon Fraser's aircraft was damaged to such extent that he had to make an emergency landing at St. Johannesga. Although the bombing resulted in the northern passageway being deactivated and no longer usable, the southern passageway remained open and could still be used.
Today, a boathouse for the State yacht of the province of Friesland has been built over the southern passage. A new building, that serves as a guest house for the province, was put up on the site of the lock keeper's house on the south side.
A monument has been erected on the northern pier in memory of those who perished at the lock. This monument was unveiled on 10 November 1985 by Hattum Hoekstra, son of 1st lock keeper Wiemer and Tietje Hoekstra. Since then, the commemoration of the dead in Terherne has always taken place at the old lock, and the children of primary school 'It Kampke' have adopted the monument.
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Jellema Tweewielers
Jellema Tweewielers
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Angélique Drenth Lifestyle Centre
Angélique Drenth Lifestyle Centre
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Eastermar - De Achterwei - Uitkijkpunt
Eastermar - De Achterwei - Uitkijkpunt
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Veerpont De Burd (De Burd)
Veerpont De Burd (De Burd)
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Rottige Meente - Lindedijk - Vogelkijkhut
Rottige Meente - Lindedijk - Vogelkijkhut
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Veerpont Schiermonnikoog
Veerpont Schiermonnikoog
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Veerpont Grietman-Eco (Hooidammen)
Veerpont Grietman-Eco (Hooidammen)
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Pingo
Pingo
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Sint Annaparochie (Sint Anne)
Sint Annaparochie (Sint Anne)
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Petruskerk Lichtaard
Petruskerk Lichtaard
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Wellington Monument
Wellington Monument
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Hindeloopen (Hylpen)
Hindeloopen (Hylpen)
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Johanneskerk Britsum
Johanneskerk Britsum
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Hervormde Kerk Oudwoude
Hervormde Kerk Oudwoude
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it Dreamlân nature campsite
it Dreamlân nature campsite
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Jachthaven Kuikhorne
Jachthaven Kuikhorne
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Voormalig klooster Tribus Montibus
Voormalig klooster Tribus Montibus
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Rondvaardij Princenhof
Rondvaardij Princenhof
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Beauty en Sauna De Leeuwerikhoeve
Beauty en Sauna De Leeuwerikhoeve
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Ameland - Duinmeer - Benoorden Hollum
Ameland - Duinmeer - Benoorden Hollum
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IJsbaangebouw Aldtsjerk
IJsbaangebouw Aldtsjerk
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Dorpslogies Adema
Dorpslogies Adema
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Mientjes Morgen
Mientjes Morgen
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Bed & Breakfast It Keallehûs
Bed & Breakfast It Keallehûs
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Vakantiepark Bergumermeer
Vakantiepark Bergumermeer
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Oudega - Plasdras - Vogeluitkijkpunt
Oudega - Plasdras - Vogeluitkijkpunt
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Het Paviljoen
Het Paviljoen
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Alde Feanen - Jan Durkspolder - Vogelkijkhut
Alde Feanen - Jan Durkspolder - Vogelkijkhut
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Surhuizumermieden noord - Uitkijktoren
Surhuizumermieden noord - Uitkijktoren
