Lieutenant General Jan van Loggerenberg (26 August 1935 – 9 March 2022) was a South African military commander, who held the post of Chief of the

South African Air Force The South African Air Force (SAAF) is the air warfare branch of South African National Defence Force, with its headquarters in Pretoria. The South African Air Force was established on 1 February 1920. The Air Force saw service in World War II a ...

. He joined the Air force in 1954 and obtained a BMil degree from the

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, earning the Student of the Year award in 1957. In 1959, he was appointed a flying instructor at

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. He joined 1 Squadron and 2 Squadron before moving to 24 Squadron flying

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. He also attended a

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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

and thereafter Light Aircraft Command. He was appointed Chief of Staff operations in 1979. In 1984, he was appointed Director: Operations of the

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and in 1988 he was appointed Chief of the Air Force. Van Loggerenberg died in

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on 9 March 2022, at the age of 86.

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1935 births 2022 deaths Afrikaner people South African people of Dutch descent South African Air Force generals South African military personnel of the Border War People from Ermelo, Mpumalanga Chiefs of the South African Air Force Military attachés {{SouthAfrica-mil-bio-stub

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