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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 (34)
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God Bless.
Maxidyne
Can't imagine the noise from those great engines. A wonderful close up!
nefertiabet
Schönes Foto von dem Flieger!!!
bebert
impressionnant
dakotabluemoon
Oh i like this one a lot very cool stuff.
bkhook
Another beautiful bird. Great shot.
renecyberdoc
wow great bird.
0rest4wicked
Nice shot, I can hear the thundering roar!
flavia49
amazing POV!! great!
jayfar
A super capture.
Faemike55
Fantastic capture Sig Great POV
bobrgallegos
Wonderful POV of this beautiful unmistakable B-29 Sig!
Jean_C
Impressive shot!
farmerC
Splendid shot.
UteBigSmile
WOW - Was ist das ein Riesenbomber!!!
erlandpil
great capture erland
lyron
Great capture!!
rachris480907
Very cool shot! I'll bet that bird is fun to fly! Thanks for sharing!
wizardofnoz
Imposing creatures! Gr8 shot!
Isabelle711
Most sweet POV. :))))) I love planes both new, and old but I am afraid to fly. The love of planes may have something to do with my dad use to be in the air force. He retired after spending 22 years in. He retired in 1967 the year I was born. :)))) He was not a pilot, but he was not afraid of flying. I love this image. :))))) Most excellent capture my friend. :)))) Thank you for sharing all that you see. :)))) Happy Fourth of July my friend. :))))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :)))))
auntietk
I can't believe you didn't get in trouble for standing on the runway. Wow. What a pov! Outstanding shot!
Minda
amazing POV and happy 4th sig..:)
bmac62
Have only seen one of these on static display in Dayton. Bet this sounded great.
tigertim
A very impressive shot
Richardphotos
the man in the nose is where I would like to be
BardCoennius
This is the last one that's actually still flying, yes?
debbielove
What a great shot! Impressive beast isn't she... Well taken Sig, great post.. :-) Rob
junge1
At this time, this is the only B-29 that is flying in the entire world!
pat40
Amazing pic.
Briney
Thats one serious bomber that, great to see it up close!