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 (32)
jayfar
Well captured considering the awful weather.
jascorpio
Clear neat wet shot
tallpindo
Gives it a nice WW-II European theater perspective. Except...
renecyberdoc
the b25 was a huge mother isee . i only know it from the panzer general games and it had always a devastating load onboard. must be a fine feeling to see one live.
Tamarrion
There is nothing quite so forlorn-looking as an aircraft, stuck on the ramp, unable to fly...
tennesseecowgirl
Oh well rain or no rain still a great shot.. thanks for sharing.
flavia49
fantastic image!!
M2A
Great photo.
annie5
Fantastic picture, very interesting scene! :)
sandra46
wonderful image, superb shot!
jocko500
wonderful shot. too bad it was raining but the shot still came out good
drifterlee
Cool shot on the wet tarmac.
neiwil
Could be anywhere in England 1944 :) Great shot, glad you braved the rain.
Faemike55
Great shot!
bkhook
Awesome shot, my father flew the B-24 Liberator which is an awesome plane in it's own right.
npauling
What a shame the weather was so bad on this day that there was no flying. At least you got a great shot of this plane.
bazza
Super shot pity it was a wet day for this weekend!!
thevolunteer
Wonderful capture Sig. It sure looks like a heavy plane. Weather gives it some atmosphere. Aloha
lyron
Great picture!!!
kgb224
Wonderful capture my friend.
dragonmuse
Nice capture despite the weather.
carlx
Fantastic plane and capture!!!
KarmaSong
For the Flight Simulator fanatic that I am, this WW2 vintage B-25 is a real treat! Superb capture, Sig !
Dreamingbee
great shot
danapommet
I’m thinking about those guys bivouacked in those tents. Dana
auntietk
I thought you'd been up here and hadn't told me! LOL! This is a great shot, and you've totally captured the feeling of being rained out. I love the light, and the reflection in the standing water on the tarmac.
dbrv6
Makes a great shot with the tents and rain and all!
Osper
Agree, if you took off the blue tarp and erased the background buildings......It's 1944.
debbielove
Rain! Welcome to England and English airshows (normally!).. Sorry about that mate, but this is a great shot none the less.. Well taken.. Rob
junge1
@debbielove. I actually liked the rainy day. It reminded me of Germany, Great Britain etc. It also made a nice realistic shot with very few people wandering along the flightline and spoiling any pictures on may take.