Gordon Steege
Air Commodore Gordon Henry Steege, DSO, DFC (31 October 1917 – 1 September 2013) was a senior officer in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He became a fighter ace in World War II, credited with eight aerial victories. Joining the RAAF in July 1937, Steege first saw action with No. 3 Squadron in the Middle East, where he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross after shooting down three German aircraft in a single sortie. He rose to command No. 450 Squadron in the Desert Air Force, before being posted to the South West Pacific, where he led Nos. 73 and 81 Wings. He earned the Distinguished Service Order for his "outstanding leadership", and finished the war a temporary group captain.
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Gordon Steege
Air Commodore Gordon Henry Steege, DSO, DFC (31 October 1917 – 1 September 2013) was a senior officer in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He became a fighter ace in World War II, credited with eight aerial victories. Joining the RAAF in July 1937, Steege first saw action with No. 3 Squadron in the Middle East, where he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross after shooting down three German aircraft in a single sortie. He rose to command No. 450 Squadron in the Desert Air Force, before being posted to the South West Pacific, where he led Nos. 73 and 81 Wings. He earned the Distinguished Service Order for his "outstanding leadership", and finished the war a temporary group captain.
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Air Commodore Gordon Henry Ste ...... ed in Sydney in 2013, aged 95.
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No. 14 Mobile Fighter Sector(1943)
No. 450 Squadron(1941–42)
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No. 77 Squadron(1951)
No. 81 Wing(1944)
RAAF Base Amberley(1964–67)
RAAF Base Butterworth(1967–70)
RAAF Base Canberra(1957–58)
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1917-10-31
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Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia
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Flight Lieutenant Steege in North Africa, December 1940
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2013-09-01
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Palm Beach, New South Wales, Australia
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Aerospace consultant
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Air Commodore Gordon Henry Ste ...... war a temporary group captain.
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