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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,
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Comments (33)
jayfar
A fantastic shot Sig.
auntietk
That's a pretty fancy paint job! I like it! :)
bazza
Super capture and neat paint job.. Excellent Sig.
mairekas
WOW! Fantastic shot!!!
UVDan
Superb! I am going to have to get out there on open house day.
drifterlee
Awesome plane!
Faemike55
this is just too cool for words Great paintjob on this
morningglory
Love the Thunderbirds...my father was a career Air Force officer. Great shot.
flavia49
stunning capture
bobrgallegos
This is a supere capture of this beautiful awesome jet!!
npauling
A super capture of this flying jet. You were very quick with your camera.
starship64 Online Now!
Fantastic shot.
lyron
Very nice capture!!
jocko500
cool shot
kgb224
Amazing capture my friend. God Bless.
renecyberdoc
wow yeah here we come.
UteBigSmile
Toller Schnappschuss mal wieder!
blinkings
Vipers are my favorite planes to watch take off live. The full afterburner is amazing. This is a great shot.
dakotabluemoon
That is one really cool jet great capture.
crunch01
perfect shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! great color saturation and exposure!
bmac62
Nice Sig...280mm focal length...that's what you need at an airshow...a big lens:) Well done.
Maxidyne
Very cool looking image Sig. The paint on this really makes it stand out.
debbielove
Great shot!!!!! Well done!!!!! I missed the Thunderbird's last year at Waddington.. Oh well.. lol This has got to be a Fave! Brilliant! Rob
Isabelle711
My mom always spoke of the time she saw the thunderbirds. :)))) I would love to see them. :)))))) This capture my friend is most excellent. :)))))) Thank you for sharing. :))))))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :)))))
kbrog
Excellent capture! :)
sandra46
what a beautiful aircraft
Richardphotos
I have only seen them once in person.outstanding sharp capture
MagikUnicorn
SPLENNNNDID
psyoshida
What a spectacular shot! It's really a beautifully artistic jet and would I ever love to fly one (just once) :)
bebert
nice plane, nice shot !