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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)
MagikUnicorn
Beauty
Faemike55
Very sweet ride Sig!
bebert
with this kind of car you had you enjoy :) nice capture
erlandpil
good shot erland
jayfar
A lovely car Sig and for me - only a dream!
whaleman
So, how soon can you get here to pick me up?
Juliette.Gribnau
coooooll !! I want it !
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God bless.
renecyberdoc
wow yeah easy riding.
Cyve
WOW... It's a fabulous car... Wonderful shot !!!
dakotabluemoon
It sure is a beauty and i would love going through the mountains nice shot.
Valeriya
Great!
abreojos
Beautiful ca Sig! Have you test drove a Tesla yet?
bobrgallegos
Very beautiful ride Sig!
Sea_Dog
Nice looking car - I have a soft spot for Bimmers and this is a beauty.
UVDan
That is a great looking car! Sweet shot too! My ideal car is an army surplus diesel deuce and a half.
virginiese
What a beautiful car ! It sure was a nice ride :-)
UteBigSmile
Diese "Bayrischen Mist-Wagen (BMW)" sind doch schon tolle Autos, eben aber auch sehr teuer!!!!
bebopdlx
WOW
ontar1
That is nice, outstanding capture!!!!!!!!!!!!
farmerC
Shining.
emmecielle
Wonderful car! Splendid shot! :)
sandra46
VERY SMART CAR
flavia49
a beauty
rachris480907
Sweet!!!
tigertim
Oh Yeah.. road trip!!!.. very cool ride you have there Sir!
starship64
Nice shot. That looks like it's a lot of fun to drive.
nefertiabet
Na, so lässt es sich leben :-)
Richardphotos
of course I knew already that you have this, but nice to see a close up. so you opened up the turbo and let it whine! I know BMW's turbo is quiet
jocko500
wow i do not blame you. lovely car