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Ie Akwadukt
Ie Akwadukt
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De Jong Watersport
De Jong Watersport
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Aan het Water - Familiehuis Aan het Water
Aan het Water - Familiehuis Aan het Water
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De Appelhof - Tiny House aan het water- Type A
De Appelhof - Tiny House aan het water- Type A
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Hotel Stedswal - Kamer 7 - Warkum
Hotel Stedswal - Kamer 7 - Warkum
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Kampari - Lyts hûs
Kampari - Lyts hûs
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Iselmar
Iselmar
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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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B&B Langweer - Kamer 2
B&B Langweer - Kamer 2
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Beach Resorts Makkum - Strandvilla+ 6 persoons
Beach Resorts Makkum - Strandvilla+ 6 persoons
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Appartementen Harkema
Appartementen Harkema
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Marinaveste Campevaer
Marinaveste Campevaer
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Alderse Baas Advocaten
Alderse Baas Advocaten
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Beach Resorts Makkum - Vissersvilla+ 6 persoons
Beach Resorts Makkum - Vissersvilla+ 6 persoons
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A warm welcome by Hoora
A warm welcome by Hoora
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Execution monument in the forest Elfbergen
Execution monument in the forest Elfbergen
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Watersportcentrum Hart van Friesland
Watersportcentrum Hart van Friesland
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Recreatiepark de Uilenburg
Recreatiepark de Uilenburg
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Beach Resorts Makkum - Appartement Residence Sudersee XL
Beach Resorts Makkum - Appartement Residence Sudersee XL
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Jumbo supermarkt Lemmer
Jumbo supermarkt Lemmer
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B&B Stadlogement By Peek
B&B Stadlogement By Peek
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Beach Langehoekspôlle
Beach Langehoekspôlle
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Yachtcharter Wetterwille - Valk Sport 1000 Ardeche
Yachtcharter Wetterwille - Valk Sport 1000 Ardeche
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Overnachten bij de Hofleverancier
Overnachten bij de Hofleverancier
