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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 (40)
andrewbell
great shot!
flora-crassella
wonderful shot!!!!!
jeroni
Excellent shot, fantastic colors and details
flaviok
Fascinante, magnifica captura meu amigo, aplausos (5)
emmecielle
Magnificent capture! :)
shadownet
Super capture!
dbrv6
Excellent capture!
annie5
Wow..well captured Sig! :)
orig_buggy
excellent shot!!
flavia49
superb capture!!!
Faemike55
Nice shot! We've got a family of RTHawks around and it is fun to watch them
JaneEden
This is an amazing shot Sig, he certainly is a handsome bird. hugs Jane xx
morningglory
Not easy to catch....great job.
bazza
Superb shot nice and crisp.. Looks like it has its eye on something..well done!!
lizzibell
great capture...
auntietk
Fantastic capture! It certainly does look intent upon whatever's on the ground.
npauling
Great capture to get him so clear.
psyoshida
Gorgeous shot of a spectacular creature.
tennesseecowgirl
Did you get one of the light house, I remember how beautiful it was. Nice capture.
Alex_Antonov
Excellent!
frankie96
Shopping for dinner...nicely seen...
danapommet
This is a super shot Sig. I have yet to catch a decent bird in flight. Someday! Dana
bmac62
Wouldn't it be great to fly like that for a day? It has to be tiring.
renecyberdoc
amazing bird.great capture.
kgb224
You did very well capturing this bird on camera my friend.
PIERRE25
Jolie capture!
lucindawind
they are wonderful to see .. lovely shot !
Meisiekind
Oh wow - a very lucky catch Sig! Awesome! :)
durleybeachbum
Superb catch, Sig!
virginiese
perfect caputre at the right time ! a very difficult shot, I've tried and failed :-)