Roelf Beukes Explained

Honorific Prefix:	Lieutenant General
Roelof Beukes
Birth Place:	Pretoria, Gauteng
Nickname:	Roelf
Serviceyears:	19692005
Rank:	Lieutenant General
Awards:	Chilean Air Force Merit Medal

Lieutenant-General Roelf Beukes is a retired South African military commander. He joined the South African Air Force in 1969 and later served as Chief of the Air Force.^[1]

Military career

Beukes attended the South African Military Academy from 1966 to 1969.^[2] He completed the at the Chilean Air War Academy, Santiago, from 1979 to 1980. He remained in Chile to serve as a pilot instructor.

Aircraft Flown

During his career he flew the following aircraft:

• Harvard
• De Havilland Vampire
• Sabre
• Impala
• Mirage III
• Cheetah D

Awards and honours

• • • • • • • • • Chilean Air Force Merit Medal

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: SADF.info.
2. Web site: Roelof Beukes. Who's Who SA.