Iron Maiden Singer Pilots Rangers’ Flight to Israel

Your team has a big UEFA Cup tilt this week and you want to make sure that you have a smooth flight from Scotland to Israel. Who could you possibly call upon to pilot your 757 jet? How about the man who contributed to albums such as “Killers”, “No Prayer for the Dying” and “Dance of Death”?

There is nothing more reassuring than knowing that a heavy metal rocker has the controls of the airplane you are flying on. Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson did just that by captaining Rangers airplane as it flew to Israel.

Rangers manager Walter Smith told the club’s website: “I know their stuff quite well. I remember going to meet the band when they played in Edinburgh a few years ago. I would never have thought that Bruce would be flying our plane.”

Smith is not alone with that sentiment. I would never have guessed that any member of Iron Maiden would still be alive in 2007 to freebase heroin let alone fly an airplane full of high priced football players. This just proves that Iron Maiden will always be way cooler than Motorhead.

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Category: Scottish Premier League