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Scharsterrijnbrug
Scharsterrijnbrug
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Aqua State - Leeuwerik 13
Aqua State - Leeuwerik 13
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Skipperland Lemmer
Skipperland Lemmer
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Boerderijhuisje 22
Boerderijhuisje 22
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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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Groepsaccommodatie De Bird
Groepsaccommodatie De Bird
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Frisian Maritime Museum
Frisian Maritime Museum
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Houseboat Lemmer - Houseboat Lemmer aan het water
Houseboat Lemmer - Houseboat Lemmer aan het water
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Johan Friso locks
Johan Friso locks
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Rondvaarten Houten bok IJlst
Rondvaarten Houten bok IJlst
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11Fountains Bolsward
11Fountains Bolsward
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Huize Goede Reede - Appartement met terras
Huize Goede Reede - Appartement met terras
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Motorboten
Motorboten
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De Jong Watersport
De Jong Watersport
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Camping it Krúswetter - Chalet Tsjirk
Camping it Krúswetter - Chalet Tsjirk
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Haulsterbos
Haulsterbos
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Camping Oan e Poel - Stacaravan Bruine Beer
Camping Oan e Poel - Stacaravan Bruine Beer
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11Fountains Hindeloopen
11Fountains Hindeloopen
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Rent to Enjoy - Houseboat Enjoy
Rent to Enjoy - Houseboat Enjoy
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Aqua State - Brekkense Wiel 229
Aqua State - Brekkense Wiel 229
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Stadslogement Westersingel - Bovenkamer Tuinzicht
Stadslogement Westersingel - Bovenkamer Tuinzicht
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Beach Resorts Makkum - Appartement Zuiderzee State+ XL
Beach Resorts Makkum - Appartement Zuiderzee State+ XL
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Bed & Breakfast ByPaula
Bed & Breakfast ByPaula
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Public toilet Schans in Stavoren
Public toilet Schans in Stavoren
