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Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Rudolph William Scherger KBE, CB, DSO, AFC (18 May 1904 – 17 January 1984) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force. To date, he is one of only three officers to hold the rank of Air Chief Marshal in the RAAF. Following operational commands in World War II, Scherger served as Chief of the Air Staff from 1957 to 1961, then as Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, forerunner of the position of Chief of the Defence Force, until retiring from the military in 1966. He was Chairman of the Australian National Airlines Commission from 1966 to 1975.