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 (30)
ronmolina
Nice shot! Yep graveyard for sure. No engines.
Faemike55
Very cool shot! Definitely would not pass the safety screening
tigertim
Ah so, that explains the tail on the airliner from your previous post.. all clear now! A very poignant photo, especially with that early morning sky...adds forlorn look to the discarded airliner.
Cyve
Absolutely fantastic !
jayfar
Seems an awful waste.
motic
Great shot ;o]
Razor42
Clipped wings, nice capture!
Richardphotos
I know they develop fatigue in their frames, but it still seems like a big waste. one could make a unique home
Rhett55
Used to go there to service the PCs our mechanics used to keep track of parts stripped. Eerie place at times.
flavia49
marvellous picture
junge1
If they don't dispose the old, worn-out aircraft the aircraft industry wouldn't be able to build new airliners.
photosynthesis
Nice shot - love that yellow sky...
auntietk
Perfect angle. The empty engine mounts look very cool. I understand the engines are the spendy part ... no wonder they're always gone! :)
UVDan
Great shot! I would like one of those minus the wings for a cottage.
starship64 Online Now!
It looks a little forlorn sitting out there. Great capture.
whaleman
Yep, it won't be flying this weekend!
SunriseGirl
Thank you for sharing another of these early morning sunrise shots. This photo has a lot of visual interest with the way the lighting is and the silhouette ...really an excellent shot.
farmerC
Exellent shot.
illkirch
Kind of elephants' graveyard
dakotabluemoon
The shadows prevail awesome image my friend.
flaviok
Uma imagem extraordinária meu amigo, aplausos (5)
emmecielle
Fantastic image! :)
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God bless.
drifterlee
Very nice shot!!!!!
mdilorenzo
Beautiful!
romangirl
Very nice picture!
danapommet
I assume that Goodyear is the name of a town and not the tire company. I like this photo Sig because I never thought about what happened to aging airliners. I just assumed that they were sold to third rate counties. Naive eh!
junge1
Not at all Dana. Some of them are. The Town of Goodyear came into being because of the tire company!
debbielove
I weep.. Can't help it, any aircraft I love.. I hate to see them broken up.. Nice shot though mate. Rob
junge1
@danapommet. Dana, the town was named after the company!