SCHERGER - A biography of ACM Sir Frederick Scherger, RAAF, Rayner HBdj VG

Description: SCHERGER - A biography of Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Scherger KBE CB DSO AFC . RAAF. Rayner, HarryAustralian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 1984. Hard Cover in dust jacket, VG/VG CONDITION, (very small corner bump) 6 1/4 x 9 1/4, Australian first edition, 201 pages, illus., appendices, index.-------------------------Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Scherger, KBE CB DSO AFC, the dynamic, colourful, and always controversial subject of this book was Australia's first indigenous "four-star" airman. A superb pilot with experience in over 60 aircraft types, his flying exploits were legendary. His strong guiding hand in post-war defence matters is reflected to this day by the aircraft equipping the Royal Australian Air Force--------------------The regularity with which American aircraft were bought in preference to those of British manufacture has often prompted the accusation that Scherger was anti-British. This view is examined against a background of humiliation suffered as a teenager of German extraction during World War I, and later after his virtual "sacking" by the British chief of the RAAF during the witch hunt which followed the Japanese destruction of Darwin in February 1942. While Scherger generally got on well with British servicemen under his command during the Malayan Emergency of the 'fifties, there are stories of memorable arguments with some very senior British leaders. -----------Scherger's gregarious personality, along with his deliberate use of a seemingly endless repertoire of risque stories, masked the fierce personal determination which was part of his national heritage, but only rarely unveiled to outsiders. The life of Scherger, characterised by bouncing back after crushing reversals, reflects that determination in full measure.------------------Invariably diplomatic in dealing with politicians and international representatives based in Australia, he nevertheless needed little persuasion to press his views on potentially divisive issues. "If you want allies, you've got to support allies," was his savage retort to opponents of Australia's entry into the Vietnam conflict, and his hard-nosed advocacy of nuclear weapons for the Australian Defence Force never varied. His support for the purchase of the American F-111 bomber against the British aerospace industry's much-vaunted alternative, the TSR-2, resulted in a London Cabinet Minister complaining to Menzies about Scherger's undue influence. Australia finally bought the F-111.2018 NEW TERMS******************************************************************** THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING WITH US - WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS. 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