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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 (37)
carlx
Fantastic plane and presentation!!!
kgb224
Outstanding capture my friend.
erlandpil
Great sharpt picture Good capture erland
farmerC
Shining shot.
bazza
Lovely but strange plane, great shot well done!!
MOSKETON
PRECIOSA IMAGEN.
tennesseecowgirl
Such an impressive plane.
Faemike55
Just about the weirdest looking plane I've ever seen! Great capture
tallpindo
These always looked like a clumsey way to manuever in moderate seas but apparantly like life they did not easily capsize.
Sylvia
~Awesome~ THANKS for sharing!!!
annie5
Impressive and interesting image! That's a great capture Sig :)
flavia49
fabulous shot!!
bugatti
Lovely. I used to read old stories of Bill Barnes, who flew this kind of things in the adventure books of the thirties ...
chuter
Hey - I was just at Planes of Fame Chino. This shot can't help but remind me of "Murphy's War" with Peter O'Toole, a great movie, especially if one likes ducks.
lyron
Wonderful plane. Great capture!!
Umbetro38
excellent capture friend
drifterlee
Cool sea plane!!
sandra46
SPLENDID!
Ionel
Interesting! First time when I see a plane like this one!
npauling
A lovely capture of this very unusual aeroplane.
ysvry
great foto, is the rear wheel retractable too, and do you have a foto of that kamikaze plane on the left?
Richardphotos
must be a flying car on your left?excellent shot of this beautiful plane
jocko500
wow never saw one of these. cool shot
tizjezzme
Awesome aircraft!
greensleeves81
Very Interesting!
dragonmuse
Intriguing design.
Minda
Beautiful plane and excellent shot sig..
dbrv6
Great capture - quality of it.
Hendesse
Fantastic details and clarity. Excellent shot!!
SIGMAWORLD
Excellent shot!