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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..
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Comments (26)
jayfar
Excellent shot of these two Sig. Tail gating in the sky !!!
ichtvan
Great shot. I never seen the F- 35 flying. Thank for the share.
auntietk
Glad to hear your computer is okay! :) We're in Salina, KS, and are headed back home. Looking forward to talking soon! :)
Crudelitas
Great capture! They fly really close to each other
tigertim
A cool photo Sig, great to see these two in formation.. may eventually see the F-35 down our way.. our neightbours are rumoured to be buying some!
MagikUnicorn
excellent shot
Richardphotos
outstanding capture
bazza
Nice capture of these to jets Sig, well done!
Faemike55
Wonderful and cool capture Sig! Glad to hear your computer is okay
SunriseGirl
Glad to hear your computer is good now. Thanks for sharing the cool jet photo.
62guy
The F-35 naval variant breaks with decades of Navy tradition because it has only one engine. There are many in Naval circles who oppose its use, in part due to its expense. The Navy's present budget will not allow it to be used on all its carriers.
poet001
Beautiful shot and It reminds me of my oldest son who is in the USAF. When he was in Afghanistan, he was assigned to an F-15 Strike Eagle. Now he's in So. Korea and is assigned to an F-16 Fighting Falcon. Very nice photography and it brings it right back home!
RaykesPictures
Not an easy shot, well done!
farmerC
Shining shot.
debbielove
Great capture! Very well caught mate.. Sorry, I'm so far behind on my comments I don't know whats what... But this IS great.. Rob
ontar1
Beautiful capture!
nefertiabet
Cool capture my friend!!!
blinkings
Nice shot of these two.
kgb224
Glad to see you back my friend. Superb capture my friend. God bless.
casmindo
The Old and the New great shot
flavia49
fantastic picture
UVDan
Love it!
junge1
The F-35 program is way behind schedule, way over budget, and has many problems that need to be fixed. A number of foreign nations are interested in acquiring the aircraft, but many are reluctant to commit because of the aforementioned issues.
starship64
Wonderful shot!
Cyve
Fantastic image !!!
danapommet
Two powerful aircraft Sig and a super shot to catch them both together!