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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.

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rdfs:comment	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.
foaf:name	Gordon Henry Steege Steege, Gordon Henry
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dc:description	RAAFofficer
allegiance	Australia
award	dbpedia:Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom) dbpedia:Distinguished_Service_Order dbpedia:Mentioned_in_dispatches
battle	North African Campaign Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre New Britain campaign Battle of Arawe dbpedia:South_West_Pacific_theatre_of_World_War_II (InNorth Korea: (조국해방전쟁) Admiralty Islands
birth date	1917-10-31(xsd:dateTime)
birth place	Chatswood
birth year	1917-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
death date	2013-09-01(xsd:dateTime)
death place	Palm Beach
death year	2013-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
military branch	Royal Australian Air Force
military command	No. 14 Mobile Fighter Sector(1943) No. 450 Squadron(1941–42) No. 73 Wing(1943–44) No. 77 Squadron(1951) No. 81 Wing(1944) RAAF Base Amberley(1964–67) RAAF Base Butterworth(1967–70) RAAF Base Canberra(1957–58)
military unit	No.11 Squadron RAAF No. 3 Squadron RAAF
service start year	1937-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
thumbnail	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/005268Steege1940Crop.jpg?width=300
is notable commander of	No. 77 Squadron RAAF No. 450 Squadron RAAF No. 114 Mobile Control and Reporting Unit No. 81 Wing RAAF No. 73 Wing RAAF

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