Education
He attended Tygerberg High before doing a pilot course in 1959.
military commander Chief of Air
He attended Tygerberg High before doing a pilot course in 1959.
He joined the South African Air Force in 1959. He served as OC 35 Squadron SAAF at Air Force Base Ysterplaat from 1974-1977, flying the Avro Shackleton He later served as Officer Commanding Air Force Base Ysterplaat as a Colonel before being transferred to Headquarters in the role of Director Air Planning as a Brigadier. He was promoted to Chief of Air staff operations as a Major General in 1986, followed by Chief of Air Force staff till 1991 when he was promoted to Lieutenant General and appointed Chief of the Air Force.