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Allegiance
  
South Africa

Name
  
Roelf Beukes

Rank
  
Lieutenant General

Years of service
  
1966 – 2005


Commands held
  
Chief of the South African Air ForceOC 2 Squadron SAAF

Awards
  
Southern Cross Decoration (SD) Southern Cross Medal (SM) Military Merit Medal (MMM)

Service/branch
  
South African Air Force

Lieutenant-General Roelf Beukes SD SM MMM is a retired South African military commander. He joined the South African Air Force in 1966 and later served as Chief of the Air Force.

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Military career

He attended the South African Military Academy from 1966 to 1968.

He completed the Senior Command and Staff Course at Chilean Air War Academy, Santiago 1979-1980. He remained in Chile to serve as 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

  • Southern Cross Decoration (SD)
  • Southern Cross Medal (SM)
  • Military Merit Medal (MMM)
  • Pro Patria Medal
  • General Service Medal
  • Good Service Medal, Gold (30 Years)
  • Good Service Medal, Silver (20 Years)
  • Good Service Medal, Bronze (10 Years)
  • Chilean Air Force Merit Medal
  • Pilots Wings (2500+ hrs) badge

    • References

    Roelf Beukes Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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