Steel, Edward Nation
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Edward Nation |
Surname | Steel |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-05-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of John William and Maud M. Steel, of Wellington, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | R3600 |
Markings | VE- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 29. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 247 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 40955 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 110 (Hyderabad) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Stone Tablets |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to RAF Wattisham, AAF Station 377 and AAF Station 470 from 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
He was a New Zealander who had joined the RAF pre-war. His aircraft had flown at least 48 sorties |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6279 (P358889/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/858/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/858/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-05-1941 |
End Date | 06-05-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Wattisham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Anti-shipping patrol |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the sea |