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Sluis Dokkumer Nieuwe Zijlen
Sluis Dokkumer Nieuwe Zijlen
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Elfstedentocht beeld Aukje in Bolsward
Elfstedentocht beeld Aukje in Bolsward
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Sint-Agathakerk Oudega
Sint-Agathakerk Oudega
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Natuurlijk Kollumeroord Groepsaccommodatie 't Rif
Natuurlijk Kollumeroord Groepsaccommodatie 't Rif
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De Wydemar - Vogelkijkhut
De Wydemar - Vogelkijkhut
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Jellema Tweewielers
Jellema Tweewielers
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Grytmanshoeve
Grytmanshoeve
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Vakantiewoning Wadsuper
Vakantiewoning Wadsuper
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Dam Jaarsmahûs
Dam Jaarsmahûs
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Kerk Kollumerzwaag
Kerk Kollumerzwaag
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Breezanddijk - Afsluitdijk - Vogelkijkpunt
Breezanddijk - Afsluitdijk - Vogelkijkpunt
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Varen met Sil
Varen met Sil
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De Doopsgezinde Vermaning Leeuwarden
De Doopsgezinde Vermaning Leeuwarden
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40 Mêd
40 Mêd
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Iezumasyl
Iezumasyl
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Stichting Seablue
Stichting Seablue
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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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Slagerij Menno Hoekstra
Slagerij Menno Hoekstra
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Harsta Hoeve
Harsta Hoeve
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Noarderleech Visitor Centre
Noarderleech Visitor Centre
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Drogeham - De Hege Bulten II
Drogeham - De Hege Bulten II
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Holwerd - Kees Weverswadpost - vogelkijkhut
Holwerd - Kees Weverswadpost - vogelkijkhut
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Rederij Vooruit
Rederij Vooruit
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Brêgeham
Brêgeham
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Oudebildtzijl (Ouwe-Syl)
Oudebildtzijl (Ouwe-Syl)
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Watersportvereniging "De Westerein e.o."
Watersportvereniging "De Westerein e.o."
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the guesthouse
the guesthouse
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Elfstedentocht beeld Aukje in Harlingen
Elfstedentocht beeld Aukje in Harlingen
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Hotel Restaurant Ie-Sicht
Hotel Restaurant Ie-Sicht
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Sneekermeer - Grutte Potten - Kijkheuvel met scherm
Sneekermeer - Grutte Potten - Kijkheuvel met scherm
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Lunchroom 't Luifeltje
Lunchroom 't Luifeltje
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Sloepverhuur Noord Fryslan
Sloepverhuur Noord Fryslan
