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Lieutenant General

Jan Petrus Benjamin van Loggerenberg

SSAS SD SOE SM MMM ORB
South African Air Force Command Council, June 1990
Born(1935-08-26)26 August 1935
Ermelo
Died9 March 2022(2022-03-09) (aged 86)
Pretoria
AllegianceSouth Africa South Africa
Service / branchSouth African Air Force
Years of service1954–1991
RankLieutenant General
Commands
AwardsStar of South Africa SSAS Southern Cross Decoration SD South African Police Star for Outstanding Service SOE Southern Cross Medal SM Military Merit Medal MMM Pro Patria Medal ' Southern Africa Medal ' General Service Medal (South Africa) ' Good Service Medal ' Good Service Medal ' Permanent Force Good Service Medal ' Order of the Cloud and Banner ORB Order of Aeronautical Merit ' Order of Military Merit '
RelationsSusanna Maria Christina Gillomee (Wife)

Lieutenant General Jan van Loggerenberg SSAS SD SOE ORB 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]: 19 

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 Military 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]: 265  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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References

  1. ^ "SADF.info". SADF.info. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Military Academy - Militere Akademie: Eresabel / Sword of Honour - Student of the Year / Student van die Jaar". Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Lugmag se nuwe hoof het lang pad geloop". NASPERS Archive (in Afrikaans). Die Burgher. 17 March 1988. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  4. ^ South African Defence Force Review 1991. Walker-Ramus. 1991.
  5. ^ Uys, Ian (1992). South African Military Who's Who 1452-1992. Fortress Publishers. ISBN 0-9583173-3-X.: 251 
Military offices
Preceded by Chief of the South African Air Force
1988 – 1991 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief of Staff Operations
1986 – 1988 		Succeeded by
Preceded by OC South African Military Academy
1975 – 1977 		Succeeded by


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