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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..
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Comments (31)
flora-crassella
....ob das heute noch so viel Eis ist? Eine wunderschöne "Erinnerungs" - Aufnahme!
junge1
@flora-crassella. Ursula ich denke das da immer noch sehr viel Eis ist obwohl wir 'global warming' haben.
tallpindo
Down there is the source of "Glacier Girl" and the B-29 that Darryl Greenamyer rescued and then burned. Maybe one of the icebergs held one for a time after migrating as a glacier then floated to the tropics and dropped it when it melted. The ice is not talking.
Hendesse
Impressive view at this cold part of the earth. Excellent shot!
PD154
wonderful shot Sig, looks great!
timtripp
wonderful image sig.
debz
Fantastic shot Sig!
fredster66
Another amazing view! Superb!
Meisiekind
Most amazing aerial shot Sig!!! Wow... :)
frankie96
With all the talk of losing ice mass..wonder what the same view would look like now..very impressive none the less...
kenwas
Looks like another planet...amazing shot.
JeffG7BRJ
I have never flown Sig, I just never got round to it, but if I had I would have been glued to the window the entire flight. If someone else was sitting there and not enjoying the view, I'm afraid I might have got a tad upset with them and changed seats, forcibly if needed. Lol. Excellent capture, a beautiful view from high in the sky. Bravo!!!!!
jocko500
wow this is a wonderland. so lovely to see this from the air.
annie5
In my trips i took a lot of pictures through the window! like you i must scan my photos..again this is an impressive shot Sig.thanks for sharing :)
MrsRatbag
Amazing capture again! I love seeing this view, and am so grateful you thought to record it!
lizzibell
Beautiful...
emmecielle
Wonderful photo!!! :)
durleybeachbum
Great to see this!
G_Mansco
Amazing capture ;O)
Iceshark39
Absolutely breathtaking shot!
Ionel
Great capture, Sig!
bcrathburn
what a wonderful shot it really looks cold,kind of refreshing since it's in the 90's here .....shadow
MrsLubner
Like powdered sugar dumped out of the bag...Such a feeling of isolation comes with this much ice. Gorgeous capture.
dragonmuse
Am glad you thought of it.. thank you for sharing such fascinating views.
delaorden_ojeda
looks great, thanks for sharing Sig !
Richardphotos
very impressive capture for shooting out a jet window or prop
sharky_
Very impressive. Aloha
virginiese
Wonderful aerial view ! Bravo
kgb224
Excellent capture Junge.
lorandbartho
Fascinating!