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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 (22)
blinkings
Not a job I would put my hand up for!
mmitchell_houston
The reflections are so detailed, I thought this was a 3D render! Needless to say, I'm really impressed with your ability to frame an image this well, and capture all those great reflections. BRAVO!
adrie
Excellent photoshot my friend.
erlandpil
great shot erland
Syltermermaid
Fantastic captured! Excellent!
bazza
They sure have it looking great from front or the rear.. Nice capture!!
GARAGELAND
I always knew Clouds taste metalic. Truly AWESOME ZooooM !!!
illkirch
Remember this from old movies
rawdodb
Cool shot!!!!!! Definitely a lot of well maintained plane there......
aksirp
hehe, not a cosy place, i prefer the other end;-) superb picture!
Sea_Dog
Well done. A great shot - hard to imagine what it must have been like filling this position with swarms of enemy fighters doing their best to shoot you.
vis151
Those are some awesome photos!
drifterlee
Wow! Awesome plane.
tigertim
Cool!!...Cheyenne turret close up, cheers!!... still amazed at the polish finish!
barryjeffer
Again, a nightmare from my youth... can you imagine the adrenalin that must have pumped through the body of the man who sat in this plexiglass crypt? Wow
auntietk
Great image! I love the angle of your shot.
starship64 Online Now!
Wonderful shot!
icerian
Another beautiful machine. Excelently captured.
bmac62
Superb Sig. I had a chance to climb all through Sentimental Journey in 1993 when she came to the Army Airfield at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. So here we are 21 years later and she is still out and about...isn't that great!
Richardphotos
beautiful plane and capture
emmecielle
Exceptional capture! great details and reflections! :)
danapommet
This is a great shot Sig - a much bigger space for the tail gunner than in the early models!