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Villapark de Herne - Meinesleat- Klipper
Villapark de Herne - Meinesleat- Klipper
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Yachtcharter Wetterwille - Valk Sport 1000 Ardeche
Yachtcharter Wetterwille - Valk Sport 1000 Ardeche
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De Klassieke Rederij
De Klassieke Rederij
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Ruigahuizen Bell Tower
Ruigahuizen Bell Tower
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Camperplaats Pontdyk
Camperplaats Pontdyk
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Vakantiewoning It Eilan
Vakantiewoning It Eilan
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Paviljoen De Potvis
Paviljoen De Potvis
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Recreatiepark de Jerden - Zespersoons vakantiehuis
Recreatiepark de Jerden - Zespersoons vakantiehuis
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Rondvaarten Heeg/ Saloncharters Piet Hettinga
Rondvaarten Heeg/ Saloncharters Piet Hettinga
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‘t Séleantsje near Molkwerum
‘t Séleantsje near Molkwerum
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Fietspont en theeschenkerij Nye Skou
Fietspont en theeschenkerij Nye Skou
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Weeruusz - Kamer Twa
Weeruusz - Kamer Twa
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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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IJzerhandel Gort
IJzerhandel Gort
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Schots Restaurant en Whiskybar De Koebrug
Schots Restaurant en Whiskybar De Koebrug
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Church and bell tower Goïngarijp
Church and bell tower Goïngarijp
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Sail-a-way Sneekermeer - Appartement 8-1
Sail-a-way Sneekermeer - Appartement 8-1
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Lutz Watervilla's - Wettervilla Twa
Lutz Watervilla's - Wettervilla Twa
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Tornado Yachting Makkum - Delphia 10- Lounge
Tornado Yachting Makkum - Delphia 10- Lounge
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Friese Hoeve Sneek
Friese Hoeve Sneek
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Wellekom Watersport - Motorjacht Escape
Wellekom Watersport - Motorjacht Escape
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Sandfirden
Sandfirden
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Tsjûke and Marchje statue
Tsjûke and Marchje statue
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Beach Resorts Makkum - Star 4 personen
Beach Resorts Makkum - Star 4 personen
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