. "1937Z"^^ . . . "Australia" . . . "No. 81 Wing(1944)" . . . "RAAF Base Amberley(1964\u201367)" . "1917Z"^^ . . "RAAF Base Butterworth(1967\u201370)" . . "RAAF Base Canberra(1957\u201358)" . . . "2013Z"^^ . "Air Commodore Gordon Henry Steege, DSO, DFC (31 October 1917 \u2013 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."@en . . "RAAFofficer" . . "No. 73 Wing(1943\u201344)" . "Steege, Gordon Henry"@en . . . "No. 450 Squadron(1941\u201342)" . . "No. 77 Squadron(1951)" . "1917-10-31Z"^^ . "Gordon Henry Steege"@en . . "No. 14 Mobile Fighter Sector(1943)" . "2013-09-01Z"^^ .