Bruce dickison talks to us about his new plane and you can see just how happy he is. Iron maidens custom boeing 747 ed force one leaves cardiff bound for fort lauderdale and the start of the book of souls world tour. Video footage of iron maidens newandimproved branded private tour plane landing in tulsa, oklahoma. Iron maiden unveils its awesome boeing 747 for book of.
Air atlanta icelandic boeing 747 400 iron maiden book of souls world tour 2016 livery air atlanta icelandic boeing 747 400 iron maiden book of souls world tour 2016 livery choose scale. This makes it the bands first live album since 2002s beast over hammersmith not to be produced by kevin shirley. The 180tonne tour plane that iron maiden used to fly itself to canada its 64 meters wide. Iron maiden s 747 400, known as ed force one, is traveling the globe in support of the bands book of souls world tour. Air atlanta icelandic boeing 747 428 tf aak serving as ed force one for iron maiden on the book of souls world tour 2016 in 4 1 scale for those not in the know in 2016 iron maiden chartered a jumbo for their world tour in support of their album the book of souls. Plastic sprue, decalsheet waterslide markings boeing 747 400 air atlanta icelandic. A thick cardboard sleeve with an opening on the side holds the book of souls and 2 cds. Iron maiden s newandimproved branded private tour plane landed at fort lauderdalehollywood international airport earlier this afternoon friday, february 19. The aircraft, named ed force one after a competition on the bands website, 146 was flown by dickinson, as he was also a commercial airline pilot for astraeus, and plays a major role in the awardwinning documentary, 257 iron maiden. Iron maiden wasted years live from the book of souls world tour duration.
Iron maidens bruce dickinson gives tour of bands plane. Iron maiden announced in may 2015 that touring plans to support the album wouldnt happen until this year to allow. History has not been kind to iron maiden s no prayer for the dying. Iron maiden takes flight again for 2016 tour paste. Iron maiden plans to visit 35 countries by the time the book of souls world tour is through, and today oct. By signing up you agree to receive news and offers from iron maiden.
The plane, a boeing 747400, began its illustrious life as a commercial passenger aircraft for air france as fgith in 2003. The book of souls world tour was a concert tour by iron maiden, held in support of their sixteenth studio album, the book of souls. What you need to know about iron maidens new aeroplane. Check out iron maidens bitchin boeing 747 jalopnik. The boeing 747, which is decorated with iron maiden decals, carries the band, crew and more than 12 tons of equipment. The bands gear will now be loaded before plane and band embark for fort lauderdale, florida to begin the book of souls world tour.
Piloted by bruce dickinson, iron maiden makes its second stop in tulsa, ok on the book of souls world tour. Bruce dickinson of iron maiden after landing the bands 747 at fort lauderdalehollywood international airport on friday, feb. I would have bought it probably anyway would have been nice for the truth. Fastliving and rebel cool heavy metal rock band, iron maiden, used a boeing 747. Ed force one landing in las vegas 2016 the book of souls world tour iron maiden.
Though it was mostly finished in 2014, vocalist bruce dickinsons cancer diagnosis and treatment delayed its release until he was medically cleared. Iron maiden 747 400 landing at fort lauderdale intl duration. It is the bands first studio double album, and also their longest to date, with a total length of 92 minutes. Iron maiden have always been a band to do things on a large scale. When the band released the complete studio collection in 2017, classic rock wrote, in truth, no prayer for the dyings selfconscious, backtobasics approach was a let down after the grandiose perfection of seventh son of a seventh son and it remains the patchiest set of songs in maiden history.
And lead singer bruce dickinson personally flew it to canada. Its name runs down the forward length of the fuselage and the cover art for book of souls, its sixteenth studio album, adorns the vertical. Tfami iron maiden the book of bruce dickinson the book of souls. Iron maidens boeing 747 plane arrives in tulsa for. The band opens its 2016 the book of souls world tour at the bb. The jet, ed force one, was piloted from the bands home city of london by vocalist bruce dickinson, who is a fully licensed commercial airline pilot. By the end of its run, the aircraft was configured with only two classes carrying 432 passengers. The book of souls is the sixteenth studio album by english heavy metal band iron maiden, released on 4 september 2015. Iron maidens boeing 747 landing at zurich airport youtube. Iron maiden s ed force one, a boeing 747 400, as used during the book of souls world tour in 2016. Step inside ed force one iron maiden s, bruce dickinsons boeing 747 400. This boeing features the iron maiden logo, ready for their book of souls tour. Go inside iron maidens new boeing 747 plane video on february 17, hundreds of rock fans turned up at the airport in cardiff, wales, united kingdom to catch see iron maidens newandimproved branded private tour plane.
Getting them around the world is this beautiful boeing 747 400 named ed force one. Last night the world had its first look at the latest incarnation of iron maiden s touring plane, ed force one streamed the planes landing at cardiff airport on the social media channel periscope. Today on june 1, 2016 iron maidens boeing 747400 tfaak, also called ed force one visited zrh for the book of souls world tour. Iron maiden released the book of souls last year, and theyre about to hit the road for a world tour in support of their sixteenth studio album. The ed force one is the private plane of the band for the the book of souls world tour and is leased from air atlanta icelandic. British heavy metal legends iron maiden have posted photos of their newandimproved branded private tour plane after it landed at the airport in cardiff, wales, united kingdom.
Iron maidens boeing 747 grounded after runway incident in. Over the course of 44 years they have come to embody a spirit of fearless creative independence, ferocious dedication to their fans, and a cheerful indifference to their critics thats won them a following that spans every culture, generation, and timezone. Step inside ed force one iron maidens, bruce dickinsons boeing 747400. Fastliving and rebelcool heavy metal rock band, iron maiden, used a boeing 747. Iron maiden released the book of souls last year, and theyare about to hit the. The new ed force one lands at cardiff airport late on feb 17th, ahead of iron maidens the book of souls world tour. Iron maiden unveils its awesome boeing 747 for book of souls. To say that iron maiden s the book of souls was ardently anticipated would be a vast understatement. Iron maidens new boeing 747 plane arrives at cardiff. Hard to say something without repeating what others have said, but the best just keeps on getting better. Its name runs down the forward length of the fuselage and the cover art for book of souls. Official shop iron maiden iron maiden official shop. Models and merch available at complete your iron maiden v.
The music and the aviation worlds were wowed recently by the iconic metal band iron maiden s unveiling of their tour plane, a 747 400 with their name blazed across it. All of the information about iron maiden s new album the book of souls. Iron maiden boeing 747400 ed force one landing at dusseldorf. Ed force one landing in las vegas 2016 the book of souls. Iron maiden ed force one take off from fortaleza youtube. While 2006s a matter of life and death and 2010s the final frontier showcased longer songs, book of souls is epic by comparison. Iron maidens ed force one boeing 747400 visits perth. Getting them around the world is this beautiful boeing 747400 named ed force one. Iron maiden inside ed force 1 bruce dickinson takes delivery of. This year, righteous metal band iron maiden will be touring around the world in this boeing 747 jumbo jet codenamed ed force one, piloted by lead singer bruce dickinson. Air atlanta icelandic boeing 747400 iron maiden book of. Fans excitedly track iron maidens plane landing at ohare.
The story of the iron maiden boeing 747 actually begins far before they came to acquire the aircraft. Go inside iron maiden s new boeing 747 plane video. As the 2016 tour draws to a close, we look back at the fun we had with ed force one. Released on 17 november 2017, the album was produced by tony newton, with steve harris serving as coproducer. Though he was recently forced to make an emergency landing, nothing has deterred iron maiden frontman bruce dickinson from being airborne. With every step theyve taken on their 40 year long career, theyve seemed to find a way to get bigger and, somehow, better.
Tfaak boeing 747 428 msn 3286825 leased by iron maiden from air atlanta icelandic, named ed force one at perth airport fri may 2016. Iron maiden the book of souls world tour boeing 747 landing at berlin schoenefeld. Iron maiden inside ed force 1 bruce dickinson takes delivery of the new boeing 747400. Iron maiden s boeing 747 suffered damage on a chilean runway, and the band will have to continue its 2016 tour without a jet it had named ed force one. View the track listing and get your copy of the limited edition deluxe cd, cd, triple heavyweight vinyl or digital version. What you need to know about iron maidens new aeroplane louder. Iron maidens world tour, in support of the bands latest album, the book of souls, kicked off on february 24. The only time they appeared to downsize a little was when adrian smith left the. It is very apparent that quality control is going down. Air atlanta icelandic flight 666 heavy abd666 cc666 landed on ohares runway. Iron maidens ed force one 747 tour jet badly damaged in. Nicknamed ed force one after the bands mascot eddie, seats were retrimmed in an all black cloth, complete with branded headrest covers for the crew members that flew with iron maiden. Iron maiden see inside boeing 747 ed force one bravewords. Being used by the band iron maiden on their book of souls world tour, arriving from adelaide with the callsign atlanta 666 for a.
Not incidentally, iron maidens rented 747 is also a headturning marketing vehicle for the band itself. How iron maiden made the boeing 747 badass again adweek. Its launch and supporting tour were delayed to allow vocalist bruce dickinson time to recover from the removal of a cancerous tumour in early 2015. The plane called ed force one after the bands mascot, eddie. Forget a tour bus, iron maiden has a tour boeing 747 and this fascinating video gives fans of the group a rare peek inside it.
Bruce dickinson to pilot 747 jumbo jet for iron maiden tour. Iron maiden landed their 747 jumbo jet at fort lauderdalehollywood international airport on friday, february 18th. Iron maiden inside ed force 1 bruce dickinson takes delivery of the new. A fourminute report from made in cardiff tv can be seen below. The boeing 747 was selected in february 2016 and repainted in a special iron maiden livery. Iron maiden kicks off tour with major landing at fll duration.
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