Zendstation Smilde
| Zendstation Smilde | |
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 Zendstation Smilde |
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| General information | |
| Status | Partly destroyed |
| Type | Partially guyed tower |
| Location | Smilde, Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 52°54′9.8″N 6°24′12.23″E / 52.902722°N 6.4033972°ECoordinates: 52°54′9.8″N 6°24′12.23″E / 52.902722°N 6.4033972°E |
| Completed | 1959 |
| Destroyed | 15 July 2011 |
| Height | 294 m (964.57 ft) |
Zendstation Smilde is a tall, guyed structure similar to the Gerbrandy Tower, built in Hoogersmilde, the Netherlands in 1959 for directional radio services and TV and FM-transmissions. It consists of an 80 metre high reinforced concrete tower and had until a fire accident on July 15, 2011, a guyed mast mounted on top. When first built, the tower, including the mast, was 270 metres high. The addition of a further section (analog TV - UHF antenna) to the mast increased its total height to 303.5 m (996 ft). In September 2007 the analog TV - UHF antenna was removed and replaced by a new UHF antenna for DVB-T, reducing the tower's height to 294 m (965 ft).
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[edit] Aircraft incident
On 14 August 1968 a US Air Force plane, an F-100 Super Sabre, from the Lakenheath Air Force Base in England was involved in an accident in heavy low clouds where the tip of a wing hit and broke one of the guy-wires of the tower, causing the upper section of the tower to bend. The airplane managed to land on base with only minimal damage.
[edit] Fire and collapse
On 15 July 2011, the antenna section caught fire and collapsed, leaving only the concrete base standing.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Smilde Transmission Tower at Structurae
- Smilde Transmission Tower on fire and collapsing on 15 July 2011 (youtube video)
- Smilde Transmission Tower on fire and collapsing on 15 July 2011 (youtube video)
- Smilde Transmission Tower on fire and collapsing on 15 July 2011 (youtube video)
[edit] References
- ^ Website Telegraaf Mast TV-transmitter Smilde collapsed, 15 July, 2011
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