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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 (41)
MagikUnicorn
Excellent shot just before landing ;-)
shadownet
Very nice capture!
timtripp
saweet!
bmac62
Looking at this old bird brings an old comment to mind, "Look at all those thousands of parts flying in close formation." Ungainly but effective. With all the advanced aircraft developed, WWII Germany never developed an effective four engine bomber that it could produce in significant numbers.
AndreiR
perfect shot!
rawdodb
What the Guys down at the local Aircraft museum would give for a ride in that!!!! Pueblo used to be a Training center for B-24 crews in WW2. They finally got there hands on one for Stacic display, but to fly in one would be a dream com true!! Beautiful shot of a fine old warrior!!
sandra46
a great shot, beautifully scanned! congratulations!
jocko500
this is super looking. love the nosie art they put on these types of planes
jeroni
Excellent shot, fantastic colors and details
neiwil
There is nothing remotely attractive about this plane....it's just beautiful because it is....that makes no sense to me either, but I love this plane and this is a great picture of it.
Minda
another perfect shot and scene sig...great job!!
flavia49
Fantastic capture!!!!
Tamarrion
Great plane, great photo! Gotta agree with the others. The B-24 was NOT pretty. Kind of like a pig with wings. But it was tough, reliable and did its job well.
lizzibell
cool capture...
kjer_99
I didn't think there were any of these still flying.
annie5
I agree with sandra46..superb capture! :)
flaviok
Fascinante, esplendida captura, aplausos (5)
thevolunteer
Wonderful looking plane. Well captured Sig. Aloha
dbrv6
Excellent capture of the B-24! Definetly worth looking at in full size to enjoy.
duncanoooo
Great shot, could easily be 1945.
SGopi
stunning capture!!
PIERRE25
Jolie capture!
Aioros
great shot my friend
DennisReed
Fantastic!
flora-crassella
super Foto!!!!!!!!!
lyron
Excellent image!!!
vkoontz
Great shot! I have this same bird on the ground at Andrews AFB air show on my site.
RG19
Great view on the venerable Liberator on landing!!!
renecyberdoc
great to give the old"lady" credit.most devastating bomber over europe in WWII.
debbielove
What a brilliant picture! Fabulous timing. Wonderful. You can say no more - thanks for this, my friend! Rob.