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Twijzelermieden Nature Reserve
Twijzelermieden Nature ReserveTwijzel -
Vakantiewoning Wadsuper
Vakantiewoning WadsuperPaesens -
Sparkberry
SparkberryBurgum -
Lauwersmeer - Zomerhuisbos - Uitzichtplateau
Lauwersmeer - Zomerhuisbos - UitzichtplateauKollumerpomp -
Mini camping de Zilveren Maan
Mini camping de Zilveren MaanDe Westereen -
Iestwei
IestweiSumar -
Landal Natuurdorp Suyderoogh
Landal Natuurdorp SuyderooghLauwersoog -
Gytsjerk
GytsjerkGytsjerk -
Nicolaaskerk Hantum
Nicolaaskerk HantumHantum -
Gewoan op 'e Dyk BBQ & Grill
Gewoan op 'e Dyk BBQ & GrillDokkum -
Stavoren (Starum)
Stavoren (Starum)Stavoren -
camping Simmerwille
camping SimmerwilleKollumerzwaag -
Atelier Yfke Blom
Atelier Yfke BlomFoudgum -
Brasserie Om de dobben
Brasserie Om de dobbenBurgum -
Camping de Kleine Wielen
Camping de Kleine WielenLeeuwarden -
Camping de Veldboom
Camping de VeldboomOudega -
Burgumer Mar - Hoogzand - Atsmapolder - Uitkijkheuvel
Burgumer Mar - Hoogzand - Atsmapolder - UitkijkheuvelEastermar -
Sint-Maartenkerk Hallum
Sint-Maartenkerk HallumHallum -
Waddenzee-Expedities
Waddenzee-ExpeditiesMetslawier -
it Dreamlân holiday home
it Dreamlân holiday homeKollumerpompDirect boekbaar
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Restaurant De Trochreed
Restaurant De TrochreedReadtsjerk -
Watersportvereniging "De Westerein e.o."
Watersportvereniging "De Westerein e.o."De Westereen -
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.
Terherne -
Dijkstra's wadlooptochten Pieterburen
Dijkstra's wadlooptochten PieterburenHolwerd -
Eben Haëzerkerk Earnewâld
Eben Haëzerkerk EarnewâldEarnewâld -
Skûtsjemuseum Earnewâld
Skûtsjemuseum EarnewâldEarnewâld -
Poppestien
PoppestienBurgum -
Natuurkampeerterrein de Reidplûm
Natuurkampeerterrein de ReidplûmEernewoude -
Heeg - Kijkhut Heeg
Heeg - Kijkhut HeegHeeg -
Zwembad Wettervlecke
Zwembad WettervleckeSurhuisterveen -
Grote kerk of St-Martinuskerk Dokkum
Grote kerk of St-Martinuskerk DokkumDokkum -
Varen met Sil
Varen met SilDokkumer Nieuwe Zijlen