Sous Lieutenant Ernest Joseph Jules Maunoury was a French flying ace during World War I.

He was seriously wounded in action and offered the opportunity to transfer out of combat; however, he elected to volunteer for aviation duty.

Then he began a string of seven consecutive victories shared with premium balloon buster Léon Bourjade.

Double victories on 15 September and 1 October 1918 brought his tally to eight enemy observation balloons destroyed, along with two German reconnaissance planes and a Fokker.

After having downed one enemy plane he was transferred to pursuit aviation where he has never ceased to demonstrate the noble qualities of spirit, energy and bravery.