World War I Service
Maynard joined the Royal Naval Division in 1914 as an engineer. He transferred to the Royal Naval Air Service the following year. After training, he became an instructor until 1916.
In January 1917, he was posted to No. 1 Squadron RNAS on the Western Front. While there, flying a Sopwith Triplane, he ran up a string of six victories from 29 April through 1 June 1917; his final tally included an enemy fighter set afire, another one destroyed in conjunction with a couple of squadronmates, and four enemy planes driven down out of control, including one shared with Cyril Ridley and six other pilots.
In September 1917, he was transferred to the Aircraft Depot at Dunkirk. After his return to England, he was injured in a crash. After recovery, he became Officer Commanding of a training depot. He subsequently received the Air Force Cross for his work in training.
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