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  • Jacobus Verster
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  • Lieutenant-General Jacobus Verster SSA SM (1919-1981) was a South African military commander. He joined the South African Air Force in 1936, and served in World War II. He was Chief of the Air Force from 1967 to 1975. He was educated at Pretoria University and joined the Air Force in 1936 as a student pilot. He served in RAF Bomber Command in World War II. He was shot down in North Africa in 1942 and was taken prisoner. He served as Aide-de-Camp to the Governor General and the State President (1953-1962)
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Birth Date
  • 1919-05-22
Commands
  • Chief of the South African Air Force
Branch
Name
  • Jacobus Pieter Verster
Birth Place
  • Boksburg, South Africa
Title
  • Chief of the South African Air Force
Awards
death date
  • 1981
Rank
  • Lieutenant General
Battles
Years
  • 1967
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  • Lieutenant-General Jacobus Verster SSA SM (1919-1981) was a South African military commander. He joined the South African Air Force in 1936, and served in World War II. He was Chief of the Air Force from 1967 to 1975. He was educated at Pretoria University and joined the Air Force in 1936 as a student pilot. He served in RAF Bomber Command in World War II. He was shot down in North Africa in 1942 and was taken prisoner. He served as Aide-de-Camp to the Governor General and the State President (1953-1962)