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- Frederick_Scherger abstract "Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Rudolph William Scherger, KBE, CB, DSO, AFC (18 May 1904 – 16 January 1984) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He served as Chief of the Air Staff, the RAAF's highest-ranking position, from 1957 until 1961, and as Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, forerunner of the role of Australia's Chief of the Defence Force, from 1961 until 1966. He was the first of three RAAF officers to hold the rank of air chief marshal.Born in Victoria of German origins, Scherger graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon, before transferring to the Air Force in 1925. He was considered one of the top aviators between the wars, serving as a fighter pilot, test pilot, and flying instructor. He held senior training posts in the late 1930s and the early years of World War II, earning the Air Force Cross in June 1940. Promoted to group captain, Scherger was acting commander of North Western Area when Darwin suffered its first air raid in February 1942. Praised for his actions in the aftermath of the attack, he went on to lead the RAAF's major mobile strike force in the South West Pacific, No. 10 Operational Group (later the Australian First Tactical Air Force), and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in September 1944 for his actions during the assaults on Aitape and Noemfoor in Western New Guinea.After the war, Scherger served in senior posts, including Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, Head of the Australian Joint Services Staff in Washington, D.C., and commander of Commonwealth air forces during the Malayan Emergency. In 1957, he was promoted to air marshal and became Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), presiding over a significant modernisation of RAAF equipment. Completing his term as CAS in 1961, he was the Air Force's first appointee to the position of Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC). As Chairman of COSC, Scherger became Australia's first air chief marshal in 1965, and played a leading role in the commitment of troops to the Vietnam War. Leaving the military the following year, he was appointed Chairman of the Australian National Airlines Commission and, from 1968, of the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation. Popularly known as "Scherg", he retired in 1975 and lived in Melbourne until his death in 1984 at the age of seventy-nine.".
- Frederick_Scherger alias "Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Rudolph William Scherger".
- Frederick_Scherger allegiance "Australia".
- Frederick_Scherger award Air_Force_Cross_(United_Kingdom).
- Frederick_Scherger award Distinguished_Service_Order.
- Frederick_Scherger award Order_of_the_Bath.
- Frederick_Scherger award Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- Frederick_Scherger battle Battle_of_Noemfoor.
- Frederick_Scherger battle Battle_of_North_Borneo.
- Frederick_Scherger battle Battle_of_Tarakan_(1945).
- Frederick_Scherger battle Bombing_of_Darwin.
- Frederick_Scherger battle Borneo_campaign_(1945).
- Frederick_Scherger battle Indonesia%E2%80%93Malaysia_confrontation.
- Frederick_Scherger battle Malayan_Emergency.
- Frederick_Scherger battle Military_history_of_Australia_during_World_War_II.
- Frederick_Scherger battle Operations_Reckless_and_Persecution.
- Frederick_Scherger battle South_West_Pacific_theatre_of_World_War_II.
- Frederick_Scherger battle Vietnam_War.
- Frederick_Scherger battle Western_New_Guinea_campaign.
- Frederick_Scherger birthDate "1904-05-18".
- Frederick_Scherger birthPlace Ararat,_Victoria.
- Frederick_Scherger birthPlace Victoria_(Australia).
- Frederick_Scherger birthYear "1904".
- Frederick_Scherger deathDate "1984-01-16".
- Frederick_Scherger deathPlace Melbourne.
- Frederick_Scherger deathPlace Victoria_(Australia).
- Frederick_Scherger deathYear "1984".
- Frederick_Scherger militaryBranch Royal_Australian_Air_Force.
- Frederick_Scherger militaryCommand "Chief of the Air Staff (1957–1961) Chairman COSC (1961–1966)".
- Frederick_Scherger militaryCommand "Directorate of Training (1938–1940)".
- Frederick_Scherger militaryCommand "First Tactical Air Force (1945)".
- Frederick_Scherger militaryCommand "No. 10 Group (1943–1944)".
- Frederick_Scherger militaryCommand "No. 2 SFTS (1940–1941)".
- Frederick_Scherger militaryCommand "No. 2 Training Group (1943)".
- Frederick_Scherger militaryCommand "RAAF Station Darwin (1941–1942)".
- Frederick_Scherger militaryCommand "RAF Air HQ Malaya (1953–1955)".
- Frederick_Scherger occupation Commonwealth_Aircraft_Corporation.
- Frederick_Scherger occupation Trans_Australia_Airlines.
- Frederick_Scherger serviceEndYear "1966".
- Frederick_Scherger serviceStartYear "1921".
- Frederick_Scherger thumbnail 019431Scherger.jpg?width=300.
- Frederick_Scherger viafId "19172596".
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- Frederick_Scherger after "Air Marshal Sir Valston Hancock".
- Frederick_Scherger after "General Sir John Wilton".
- Frederick_Scherger align "left".
- Frederick_Scherger align "right".
- Frederick_Scherger allegiance "Australia".
- Frederick_Scherger alternativeNames "Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Rudolph William Scherger".
- Frederick_Scherger awards Air_Force_Cross_(United_Kingdom).
- Frederick_Scherger awards Distinguished_Service_Order.
- Frederick_Scherger awards Order_of_the_Bath.
- Frederick_Scherger awards Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- Frederick_Scherger battles Indonesia–Malaysia_confrontation.
- Frederick_Scherger battles Vietnam_War.
- Frederick_Scherger battles "World War II * South West Pacific Theatre * Bombing of Darwin * Western New Guinea campaign * Operation Reckless * Battle of Noemfoor * Borneo campaign * Battle of Tarakan * Operation Oboe Six Malayan Emergency".
- Frederick_Scherger before "Air Marshal Sir John McCauley".
- Frederick_Scherger before "Vice Admiral Sir Roy Dowling".
- Frederick_Scherger birthDate "1904-05-18".
- Frederick_Scherger birthPlace "Ararat, Victoria".
- Frederick_Scherger branch Royal_Australian_Air_Force.
- Frederick_Scherger caption "Air Commodore Fred Scherger, c. 1945".
- Frederick_Scherger commands Chief_of_Air_Force_(Australia).
- Frederick_Scherger commands Chief_of_the_Defence_Force_(Australia).
- Frederick_Scherger commands No._2_Service_Flying_Training_School_RAAF.
- Frederick_Scherger commands RAAF_Base_Darwin.
- Frederick_Scherger commands "Directorate of Training".
- Frederick_Scherger commands "First Tactical Air Force".
- Frederick_Scherger commands "No. 10 Group".
- Frederick_Scherger commands "No. 2 Training Group".
- Frederick_Scherger commands "RAF Air HQ Malaya".
- Frederick_Scherger dateOfBirth "1904-05-18".
- Frederick_Scherger dateOfDeath "1984-01-16".
- Frederick_Scherger deathDate "1984-01-16".
- Frederick_Scherger deathPlace Melbourne.
- Frederick_Scherger hasPhotoCollection Frederick_Scherger.
- Frederick_Scherger laterwork "Chairman ANAC".
- Frederick_Scherger laterwork "Chairman CAC".
- Frederick_Scherger name "Frederick Rudolph William Scherger".
- Frederick_Scherger name "Scherger, Frederick".
- Frederick_Scherger nickname ""Scherg"".
- Frederick_Scherger placeOfBirth "Ararat, Victoria".
- Frederick_Scherger placeOfDeath "Melbourne, Victoria".
- Frederick_Scherger quote "I was unemployed for one month, which isn't very encouraging in the middle of a war.".
- Frederick_Scherger quote "Scherger was the first to go to the CAS post with a bit of class; the others approached it in a registered, a pedestrian fashion. There was a strain of ruthlessness in Scherger; he would not spare you if his interests and yours conflicted.".
- Frederick_Scherger quote "You always got a straight answer from Scherger, even when you didn't like it. He was very pro-Australian, and why not?".
- Frederick_Scherger rank Air_chief_marshal.
- Frederick_Scherger serviceyears "1921".
- Frederick_Scherger shortDescription "RAAF senior commander".
- Frederick_Scherger source "Air Vice Marshal Ellis Wackett".
- Frederick_Scherger source "Fred Scherger on his removal from North Western Area Command in the wake of the February 1942 air raids".
- Frederick_Scherger source "Major General Sir William Oliver, Chief of Staff to General Sir Gerald Templer, Malaya".
- Frederick_Scherger title Air_Member_for_Personnel_(Australia).
- Frederick_Scherger title Chief_of_Air_Force_(Australia).
- Frederick_Scherger title Chief_of_the_Defence_Force_(Australia).
- Frederick_Scherger title Deputy_Chief_of_Air_Force_(Australia).
- Frederick_Scherger title "Director of Training".