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| branch = Aviation | serviceyears = | rank =Major General | unit = | commands = | battles = World War I | awards = | relations = | laterwork = }} Major-General Christoffel 'Boetie' Venter , (18921977) was a South African military commander. == Military career == He joined the 7th Mounted Rifles in 1912 then the 5th SAMR in August 1914 for service in South West Africa. He joined 1 South African Infantry Battalion in 1916 and served in France until he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in February 1917. He was shot down and captured in 1918. He won the DFC and bar and was credited with 16 aerial victories, and joined the South African Air Force in 1922.〔 He commanded 1 Squadron SAAF and served as Officer Commanding Wits Command in 1936 He was Director-General of the Air Force from 1940 to 1945.〔 After World War II, he was managing director of South African Airways. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christoffel Venter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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