Scherger Air Force Base
Scherger is a surname of German origin, possibly being a variant of the surname Scherge, which originated as an occupational name for a messenger bailiff henchman. Notable people with the surname include: *Frederick Scherger (1904-1984), Australian military commander *George Scherger (1920-2011), American professional baseball player, coach, and manager *George L. Scherger (1874-1941), American minister, musician, writer, historian, and educator *Joseph E. Scherger (born 1950), American medical director See also

*RAAF Base Scherger, a Royal Australian Air Force base in Queensland, Australia {{surname ...
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Frederick Scherger
Air Chief Marshal (Australia), Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Rudolph William Scherger, (18 May 190416 January 1984) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He served as Chief of Air Force (Australia), 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 (Australia), Chief of the Defence Force, from 1961 until 1966. He was the first RAAF officer to hold the rank of air chief marshal. Born in Victoria (Australia), 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 Flight instructor, flying instructor. He held senior training posts in the late 1930s and the early years of Military history of Australia during World Wa ...
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