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Eastermar - De Achterwei - Uitkijkpunt
Eastermar - De Achterwei - Uitkijkpunt
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Petruskerk Wânswert
Petruskerk Wânswert
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BinnenInn 12 Persoons Huis
BinnenInn 12 Persoons Huis
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Pluk en theetuin Vreedebest
Pluk en theetuin Vreedebest
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Heidegebied Sumar
Heidegebied Sumar
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Brandemeer - Oldelamer - Vogelkijkhut
Brandemeer - Oldelamer - Vogelkijkhut
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De Mieden - Kijkheuvel met Vogelkijkscherm
De Mieden - Kijkheuvel met Vogelkijkscherm
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11Fountains Dokkum
11Fountains Dokkum
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Naai-, brei- en bewaarschool
Naai-, brei- en bewaarschool
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Sint-Bonifatiuskerk Damwâld
Sint-Bonifatiuskerk Damwâld
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B&B Hippe Schuur
B&B Hippe Schuur
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De Artuin
De Artuin
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Teetún De Hollen
Teetún De Hollen
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Yn't Paradyske
Yn't Paradyske
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Alles ûnder ien dak supermarkt en informatiepunt
Alles ûnder ien dak supermarkt en informatiepunt
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Bootverhuur Eernewoude
Bootverhuur Eernewoude
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Mientjes Morgen
Mientjes Morgen
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Sint Willibrorduskerk
Sint Willibrorduskerk
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Marboei MB95
Marboei MB95
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Hotel Restaurant Ie-Sicht
Hotel Restaurant Ie-Sicht
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Franeker (Frjentsjer)
Franeker (Frjentsjer)
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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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Sloepverhuur Bootverhuur Wester watersport
Sloepverhuur Bootverhuur Wester watersport
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Sint-Martinuskerk Kollum
Sint-Martinuskerk Kollum
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Blauwhoek Bathing Site
Blauwhoek Bathing Site
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Rondvaardij Princenhof
Rondvaardij Princenhof
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Stadscafé Artisante
Stadscafé Artisante
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Toxopeus op de dijk
Toxopeus op de dijk
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Informatiepunt NP De Alde Feanen
Informatiepunt NP De Alde Feanen
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Groepsaccommodatie OmmeRomte
Groepsaccommodatie OmmeRomte
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Ljeppershiem Vakantiepark
Ljeppershiem Vakantiepark
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Sloep, toerboot en sup verhuur Dokkum
Sloep, toerboot en sup verhuur Dokkum
