Vincent Orange | |
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Born | Shildon, County Durham, England | 24 September 1935
Died | Christchurch, New Zealand | 26 November 2012 (aged 77)
Nationality | New Zealand |
Occupation(s) | Historian Lecturer |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Hull (PhD) |
Academic work | |
Institutions | University of Canterbury |
Notable students | Joel Hayward |
Main interests | Military Aviation |
George Vincent Orange (24 September 1935 — 26 November 2012) was a British-born New Zealand historian of military aviation. A lecturer at the University of Canterbury for many years up until his retirement in 2002, he wrote several biographies of senior Royal Air Force officers, including Hugh Dowding and Keith Park. He was also involved in academic controversy through his supervision of a student that produced a master's thesis denying some aspects of the Holocaust.