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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 (32)
kgb224
Excellent capture.
jeroni
Beautiful composition. excellent work
fredster66
Outstanding Sig!
shadownet
You know, they don't even look like they are moving! ;o) Great capture! And given how fast they can fly, really great capture!
beatoangelico
fantastic capture...very well done...compliment..!!!
bmac62
Commander and numbers 2, 3, and 4. You've made a very pretty capture here against the blue, blue sky.
timtripp
wonderful airplane
allisonbender
Excellent capture!!!! tom
Minda
really amazing capture sig...beautiful airplane..
thevolunteer
Great capture Sig. Zoom is terrific looking. I don't know how they can fly so close and do manuvers so well. Aloha
beachzz
I love these guys--amazing stuff they do!!
lizzibell
great capture...
ysvry
great foto, pity about the harsh jpg compression it makes the sky look like an mosaic. Thunderbirds are GO.
marcopolinski
saw these guys performing in SF ... excellent capture!!
PIERRE25
Jolie capture! belle photo!
emmecielle
Fantastic capture! :)
lyron
Excellent capture!!
artaddict2
awesome! nice shot Sig!
renecyberdoc
great one again.hre,i think you spend a fantastic ime there,i can see it in your shots.
debbielove
Another amazing picture! Wonderful clear blue skies too! I hope Neil (newill) and me get clear skies at this years Flying Legends! Good one, my friend. I drool for more! Rob.
Miska7
Very nice capture! Well done.
flaviok
Fabulosa captura meu amigo, aplausos (5)
starone_angel
Great capture!
flavia49
extraordinary picture!!!!
tennesseecowgirl
Looks like you had some good timing on this one, well done.
sandra46
AWESOME!!!!!! a new perfect shot!
DennisReed
Fabulous piece!
duncanoooo
What a clear Arizona sky!!! Nice capture.
Buffalo1
Over the past 50 years I ahve seen the "birds" fly in F-100s, F-4s and F-16s. They have always been as impressive as your photo shows, Sig!
lucindawind
this is an excellent capture! so beautidful !