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Hi, I am Sig (junge1),
I was born in Dominikus- Krankenhaus in Berlin-Hermsdorf, Bezirk Reinickendorf in December 1939. Bezirk Reinickendorf was one of 20 Bezirke that made up Gross-Berlin before World War II and one of 12 Bezirke that made up former West-Berlin, the other 8 Bezirke were Russian occupied and became East-Berlin after the war. Moved from Berlin to Neurohlau (Nova Role) Sudetenland (now Czech Republic), in August 1943 (our entire block of apartment buildings was bombed out in November 1943) and returned back to Berlin in November 1945. Saw my dad the first time in my life in August/September 1946 after he returned from POW camp. Attended elementary school in Berlin-Waidmannslust, high school in Berlin-Hermsdorf, and trade school in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Was an apprentice for the trade of Klischeeaetzer (photo engraver) at Burrath & Schmidt on Friedrichstrasse between U-Bahnhof Kochstrasse (near to what later became Checkpoint Charlie) and Hallisches Tor.
While watching Allied planes supplying West-Berlin by air during the Berliner Luftbruecke in 1948-49 I developed my love for aircraft. I guess I could be considered a 'Berliner Grosschnauze", or at least I used to be.
'Wanderlust' led me to leave Berlin in summer 1960 to emigrate to Toronto, Canada and in February 1962 to move from Canada to New York City, NY, USA. In January 1963 I joined the United States Air Force, one step ahead of Uncle Sam drafting me. Became a United States citizen within 7 weeks after it became a security issue because of my military career. One day after I was sworn in as a citizen in Seattle, my entire unit left for Southeast Asia in June 1966. After nearly 5 years of active duty (extended 11 months to make it an 18 months overseas deployment) I got discharged and moved to New York City. In 1973 I moved to Phoenix, Arizona and two years later joined the Arizona Air National Guard.
Received my higher education at Arizona State University and the University of Georgia and worked for 22 years for the Arizona Department of Water Resources in various capacities. Upon military retirement in 1999 and State retirement in 2005 I looked at a number of things to keep me occupied. Traveling and joining 'renderosity' in September 2007 were a couple of them,
Sig..
Comments (28)
dragonmuse
Nice shot.
flora-crassella
super Aufnahme von diesem schnellen Flieger...
thevolunteer
What a great shot. Nice to see photos in action like this. Awesome machine. Aloha
annie5
You have so interesting pictures Sig! Great action scene that i like a lot :)
brycek
Wonderful shot!!
marybelgium
super !
thelamb
Great shot xx
bebert
excellent view of this plane.
durleybeachbum
Super!
jeroni
Very creative and very beautiful
SapUS59
another beautiful bird, excellent capture !!
debz
Fantastic capture!
tallpindo
In these old images one sees details not noticed before. Here it is the slightly rolled under wingtips.
kgb224
Excellent capture.It is a privilige to see your photos of places and things nat actually allowed to be seen by every citizen.Thank you for sharing your pictures.
jocko500
wonderful to see these planes flying
Iceshark39
Fantastic shot, Sig! What a pleasure to see this beauty in flight. Thank you for sharing!
Osper
Another nicely done shot.
timtripp
superb image!
dhanco
Wonderful capture, Sig and you always provide the most interesting info on your images. Thanks for sharing.
JeffG7BRJ
You must have had a top of the range camera back in 1967 Sig, the quality of your prints from that era is exceptionally good. My brother was a keen photographer in the sixties and early seventies. I know he has boxes and boxes of slides that he never made prints of, the main reason being the cost. They were viewed once or twice and then put away never to see the light again. I'm glad you decided to keep and share yours. Excellent work. Bravo!!!!!
lucindawind
excellent!
virginiese
Excellent shot Sig !
rawdodb
The F-102 has always been a favorite, I first saw them with the National gaurd in Washington when I was young.. Thanks for the Memories...
bkhook
Thank-you too for the memories.. salute to all the brave men and women that served in that era and today..... :)
Richardphotos
an awesome fighter and capture
Buffalo1
Way cool shot and plane. Love the Vietnam era camo. It looks much better than natural metal IMHO.
moochagoo
I was like, but it's an old one ! Of course, it is. Excellent capture.
delaorden_ojeda
beautiful bird ! excelent capture !