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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 (38)
Xanthmann
Baaa baaa! Go Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington!
mickeyrony
That magical the photography ... You can remember the feeling you have when you took the clic lol.... Just beautiful those birds of war ((5++))
Richardphotos
there is a plane here? I lost track after seeing the beautiful red head!! awesome plane and superb capture
0rest4wicked
My son and I would have enjoyed this show immensely!
MagikUnicorn
Wonderful shot !
UVDan
Great shot of the Corsair.
Faemike55
Sweet bird! Great capture
flavia49
beautiful capture
bazza
Sweet capture of this plane and red head Sig lol..
tigertim
Excellent photo.. great shot of this bird!!.. also have to add that yes, the redhead in what looks period gear is also very distracting!!!
jocko500
very lovely shot. look like all is haveing fun
bebert
corsair and pacific !! a great history. very nice shot
auntietk
Gull wings and a radial engine. What's not to like? One of my all-time favorite planes.
lyron
Great image!!!
taliesin86001
Awesome...You just can't beat "Living Nose Art" now can you!!!!
Isabelle711
Amazing image my friend. :)))) Most excellent capture. :)))) Thank you for sharing all of the beauty you see. :)))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :))))
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend. God Bless.
renecyberdoc
i played with them (in pacific general a pc game lol)
jayfar
Nice shot and you can see how popular the plane is.
bmac62
Great timing capturing the girl dressed as the nose art pinup...looks particularly good at the zoom!
UteBigSmile
Toller Schnappschuss mal wieder!
KarmaSong
This is an excellent vintage airplane series, Sig! The only place where I saw a lot of those old warrior planes is the Museum of the Royal Air Force in England, on a visit with some schoolskids and students, a couple of years ago...A gorgeous capture, like the others of the series !
crunch01
very cool and love the Girl dressed as the nose art!!!!
farmerC
Shining.
flaviok
Excelente captura meu amigo,aplausos (5)
drifterlee
I'll have to look through my Dad's old WW2 pics. He was in the army aircore.
ysvry
great foto.
dragonmuse
Oh cool.. my favourite aeroplane.
Maxidyne
Having the girl dressed the same as the nose art probably really made this stand out. Excellent capture Sig.
bobrgallegos
Great capture of this awesome plane Sig!!