Iron Maiden's Flying Tour Bus: Boeing 757 Named Ed Force One! - Neatorama

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Many travel bands go by bus, but not Iron Maiden ... they have their very own flying tour bus: a Boeing 757 named "Ed Force One", piloted by the band's frontman Bruce Dickinson. And yes, that's Eddie the band's mascot on the plane's tail.

blogTO has the scoop: Link - Thanks Jerrold!

awesome... ive never gotten to see them live, but the Live After Death album is such a classic...

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Ahhhhhh, my first concert was Twisted Sister, opening for Maiden although I doubt they had a 757 back then! Can't believe they're still touring, good for 'em.

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LOL...I played with a band who did that...bought a plane...played a world tour...got home...and the plane had eaten up such a HUGE amount money that they basically they broke even. Thank god I was a lowly musician...I still got paid.

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Flying Heavy Metal - Discovery UK - Bruce Dickinson stars in it

his official site: http://www.screamforme.com/

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Remember now, all that illegal downloading really, really, really hurts artists. Really.

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Actually, the plane doesn't belong to Iron Maiden but to Astraeus, the UK charter company for which Bruce Dickinson works, as it were, part-time (as a Captain). It's on loan to IM for the tour, and was repainted for the purpose.

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In the words of Jeff Spicoli...
Awesome. Totally awesome!

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GJ

KJ 5 VU GTHB86H0Y

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