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Sir Nigel Martin Maynard, (28 August 1921 – 18 June 1998) was a senior

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commander.

RAF career

Born the son of Air Vice Marshal Forster Maynard and educated at

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,Debrett's People of Today Maynard entered the

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early in 1940 but due to the demands of war his training was cut short and he was posted to No. 210 Squadron flying Sunderlands in June 1940.Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Chief Marshal Sir Nigel Maynard
/ref> In 1949 he was appointed

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No. 242 Squadron and then, following various staff appointments, he was made Station Commander at

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in 1960. He went on to be Group Captain, Operations at Headquarters

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in 1962, Director of Defence Plans (Air) at the

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in 1964 and Director of Defence Plans in 1966. He was made Commandant of the

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, in 1968 before being appointed Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Far East Air Force in 1970. In 1972 he was made Chief of Staff at Strike Command, in 1973 he took up the post of Commander-in-Chief,

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and in 1976 he became Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Strike Command. He retired at his own request on 21 May 1977.

Family

In 1946 he married Daphnie Llewellyn; they had one son and one daughter.

References

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