Lieutenant general Fons Aler ( 3 May 1896 – 21 December 1981) was a Dutch military officer who served as
Chairman of the United Defence Staff of the
Armed Forces of the Netherlands
The Netherlands Armed Forces ( nl, Nederlandse krijgsmacht) are the military services of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The core of the armed forces consists of the four service branches: the Royal Netherlands Navy (), the Royal Netherlands Ar ...
between January 1953 and October 1953. In 1997 a
Fokker 50
The Fokker 50 is a turboprop-powered airliner, designed as an improved version of the successful Fokker F27 Friendship. The Fokker 60 is a stretched freighter version of the Fokker 50. Both aircraft were manufactured and supported by Dutch airc ...
of the
Royal Netherlands Air Force
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was named after Aler.
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1896 births
1981 deaths
Royal Netherlands Air Force generals
Royal Netherlands Air Force officers
Chiefs of the Defence Staff (Netherlands)
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