WBrigadier Hector Cyril Daniel was a South African military commander. He served in the Royal Air Force in World War I, becoming an ace with nine aerial victories, and joined the South African Air Force in 1923.
WMajor-General James Thom Durrant was a highly successful South African pilot during World War II who eventually became the Director-General of the South African Air Force. In addition to commanding SAAF squadrons and wings, he also commanded RAF bomber groups. At the age of 32, he was the youngest Major-General in the Allied forces. He resigned from the SAAF as a result of the de-anglicisation policy instituted by the National Party after they took power after the 1948 general election.
WGeneral Rudolph Hiemstra, was a South African Air Force commander who served as Commandant General of the South African Defence Force.
WMajor General Gerald Malinga is a South African Air Force officer, currently serving as Deputy Chief of the Air Force. Born 18 May 1957 in Johannesburg, he attended school in Soweto and became a student activist while still in high school. In 1975 became a member of the Azanian People's Liberation Army.
WLieutenant General Pierre Derksen Steyn is a retired South African Air Force officer who served as Chief of the Defence Staff and Secretary for Defence.
WLieutenant General Jan van Loggerenberg is a former South African military commander, who held the post of Chief of the South African Air Force.
WGeneral Sir Hesperus Andrias van Ryneveld,, known as Pierre van Ryneveld, was a South African military commander. He was the founding commander of the South African Air Force.
WMajor-General Christoffel 'Boetie' Venter, was a South African military commander.