Charles Scherf, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Charles Scherf

Australian Second World War flying ace

Date of Birth: 17-May-1917

Place of Birth: Emmaville, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 13-Jul-1949

Profession: aircraft pilot

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Charles Scherf

  • Charles Curnow Scherf, (17 May 1917 – 13 July 1949) was an Australian flying ace of the Second World War.
  • Born in New South Wales, Scherf was working on his father's grazing property when he enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in 1941.
  • On graduating as a pilot, he was sent to the United Kingdom for service in the European theatre.
  • Flying de Havilland Mosquitos with No.
  • 418 Squadron RCAF, Scherf was credited with the destruction of 7½ aircraft in the air and on the ground, and awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
  • Afterward, he was posted for duties with Headquarters Air Defence of Great Britain.
  • He nevertheless returned occasionally to No.
  • 418 Squadron and flew operational sorties with the unit, destroying a further 16 aircraft and earning two more decorations.
  • By the end of the war, Scherf had achieved 14½ aerial victories in 38 operational sorties.
  • He was also credited with destroying nine aircraft on the ground, and with damaging seven others.

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