Jan van Loggerenberg

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

Jan Petrus Benjamin van Loggerenberg

South African Air Force Command Council, June 1990
Born (1935-08-26) 26 August 1935
Ermelo
Allegiance South Africa
Service/branchSouth African Air Force
Years of service1954  1991
RankLieutenant General
Commands held
Awards
RelationsMaria Gillomee (Wife)

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.

Awards and Decorations

See also

References

  1. "SADF.info". SADF.info. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
  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
Denis Earp
Chief of the South African Air Force
1988  1991
Succeeded by
James Kriel
Preceded by
Ian Gleeson
Chief of Staff Operations
1986  1988
Succeeded by
Witkop Badenhorst
Preceded by
Johan Potgieter
OC South African Military Academy
1975  1977
Succeeded by
Alex Potgieter


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