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..
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Comments (29)
Richardphotos
before the days of fiberglass no less. would be great to take aerial photos. did you ask the pilot for a ride?
drifterlee
Excellent POV!!!!!
tigertim
fantastic close up shot of the cockpit..most excellent.. immediately squirreled this one away in the reference file, cheers!
Cyve
Fabulous shot my friend ... Very great work as always !!!
bazza
Fabulous up close cockpit shot Sig!!
jayfar
Firing the gun to the rear must have boosted the forward speed!! Lovely shot and POV.
junge1
@jayfar: Good point - never thought of that!!
rockstrider
Fantastic detailed capture Sig!
adrie
Great and cool photoshot Sig.
jocko500
wonderful work
Faemike55
Very good capture Cool looking plane
flavia49
fabulous capture
sandra46
SUPERLATIVE POV!
MagikUnicorn
COOOOOOL
midnightmum
This view has great detail. thanks
renecyberdoc
you cannot show everything to the ennemy lol.
whaleman
Excellent angle to display the view from the inside!
auntietk
If you look at the underrside of the wing nearest the body, you can see the pivot on which the wing swings. And see the release handle on the leading edge? So ineresting to see that! I never bothered to look to see how the mechanism works. Next time I'll pay more attention, and maybe get you some really close-in shots! :)
Maxidyne
Excellent close-up Sig of this remarkable spotter plane. Thanks for the link too.
UteBigSmile
Ein toller Schnappschuss (brauche bei jedem Foto eine Tüte, vertrage das Fliegen so schlecht mit vollem Magen) - Lach!
Dreamingbee
great POV Sig !
ontar1
Very nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
vis151
An old p52 buzzed the observatory yesterday. He was about 20' over our head. It was cool!
bobrgallegos
Great POV of this awesome aircraft!! Thanks Sig for the link to read about this great plane!
dragonmuse
Fascinating design.
starship64
Nice close-up shot of a great old plane.
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God Bless.
bebert
a strange cockpit
debbielove
What a great detailed shot of possibly the greatest spotter plane of WW2.. Thanks for this one mate! Rob