Jan van Loggerenberg explained

Honorific Prefix:Lieutenant General
Jan Petrus Benjamin van Loggerenberg
Birth Date:1935 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Ermelo
Death Place:Pretoria
Allegiance: South Africa
Branch:South African Air Force
Serviceyears:19541991
Rank:Lieutenant General
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Relations:Susanna Maria Christina Gillomee (Wife)

Lieutenant General Jan van Loggerenberg was a former South African military commander, who held the post of Chief of the South African Air Force.[1]

He joined the Air force in 1954 and obtained a BMil degree from the South African Military Academy, earning the Student of the Year award in 1957.[2] In 1959, he was appointed a flying instructor at Central Flying school.[3]

He joined 1 Squadron and 2 Squadron before moving to 24 Squadron flying Buccaneers. He also attended a Canberra conversion course in England. In 1971, he was appointed Air Force Attache to Paris, France. On his return to South Africa, he was appointed the head of the South African Military Academy and thereafter Light Aircraft Command.[4] He was appointed Chief of Staff operations in 1979.[5]

In 1984, he was appointed Director: Operations of the SADF and in 1988 he was appointed Chief of the Air Force.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: SADF.info . SADF.info . 2012-09-27.
  2. Web site: Military Academy - Militere Akademie: Eresabel / Sword of Honour - Student of the Year / Student van die Jaar. 30 December 2014.
  3. Web site: Lugmag se nuwe hoof het lang pad geloop . afrikaans . 17 March 1988 . Die Burger . NASPERS Archive . 30 December 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141231123828/http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1988/03/17/19/15.html . 31 December 2014 .
  4. Book: South African Defence Force Review 1991 . Walker-Ramus . 1991.
  5. Book: Uys, Ian. South African Military Who's Who 1452-1992. 1992. Fortress Publishers. 0-9583173-3-X. registration.