The South African
Military History Society

Die Suid-Afrikaanse Krygshistoriese Vereniging



Military History Journal
Vol 15 No 1 - June 2010

Chiefs of the South African Air Force, 1920-2010

Contents page of Journal

PersonDesignationAppointment date
Col Sir Pierre van Ryneveld Dir Air Services 1 February 1920
Lt Col H C Daniel Dir Air & Tech Services 1 November 1937
Col H C Daniel Dir Air Services 1 July 1939
Brig J HolthouseDir Air Services 3 September 1939
Brig J HolthouseDir Gen Air Services4 November 1939
Maj Gen C J VenterDir Gen Air Services26 November 1940
Brig H G Wilmott Dir Gen Air Services17 November 1945
Maj Gen J T Durrant Dir Gen Air Services1 October 1946
Brig H G Wilmott Dir Gen Air Services1 July 1951
Brig H G Wilmott Air Chief of Staff12 September 1952
Brig S A MelvilleAir Chief of Staff25 August 1954
Combat Gen BG Viljoen Air Chief of Staff23 September 1956
Lt Gen H J Martin Air Chief of Staff1 May 1965
Lt Gen H J Martin Chief of the Air Force 1 July 1966
Lt Gen J P VersterChief of the Air Force 1 December 1967
Lt Gen R H RogersChief of the Air Force 3 December 1974
Lt Gen A M Muller Chief of the Air Force 1 December 1979
Lt Gen D J Earp Chief of the Air Force 1 March 1984
Lt Gen J P B van Loggerenberg Chief of the Air Force 1 July 1988
Lt Gen J Kriel Chief of the Air Force1 November 1991
Lt Gen W H HechterChief of the Air Force1 May 1996
Lt Gen R J Beukes Chief of the Air Force1 March 2000
Lt Gen C Gagiano Chief of the Air Force1 March 2005


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