Background
Born the son of Air Vice Marshal Forster Maynard and educated at Aldenham School, Maynard entered the Royal Air Force College Cranwell early in 1940 but due to the demands of war his training was cut short and he was posted to Number.
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Nigel Maynard
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210 Squadron flying Sunderlands in June 1940. In 1949 he was appointed Officer Commanding Number. 242 Squadron and then, following various staff appointments, he was made Station Commander at Royal Air Force Changi in 1960.
He went on to be Group Captain, Operations at Headquarters Transport Command in 1962, Director of Defence Plans (Air) at the Ministry of Defence in 1964 and Director of Defence Plans in 1966.
He was made Commandant of the Royal Air Force Staff College, Bracknell, in 1968 before being appointed Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Far East Air Force in 1970. He retired at his own request on 21 May 1977.
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United Kingdom