Gary Floyd 0 Report post Posted July 28, 2006 http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news_detail.html?sku=234 HEAVY metal star Bruce Dickinson was returning to Britain last night after airlifting 200 Beirut evacuees to safety. The Iron Maiden singer, also a professional pilot, flew a Boeing 757 to Cyprus, where the Brits had fled to escape the violence. After touching down at RAF Akrotiri on the Med island, Bruce waited for the fully-boarded plane to be re-fuelled before being given clearance to fly back to Gatwick. The mercy mission was the idea of the rocker, whose Iron Maiden hits include Run To The Hills and Sanctuary. Dad-of-three Bruce, 47, is a first officer with London-based charter airline Astraeus. A colleague said: "He was only too keen to get involved and help. He has a strong interest in the welfare of people caught up in international conflicts and cares about what is going on." The first Brits to flee war-torn Lebanon, mostly women and children, had landed at Gatwick airport yesterday looking exhausted but relieved. By yesterday more than 1,000 Brit nationals and dual nationals had been ferried to safety in Cyprus by Royal Navy ships in the biggest war zone evacuation since Dunkirk in the Second World War. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Metal Maniac 0 Report post Posted July 28, 2006 That's a lot more effective then writing songs about international issues, I gotta say. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZGangsta 0 Report post Posted July 29, 2006 Hells yeah, that's the Iron Maiden way. If there's bad shit going down in the world you get in your fuckin' airplane and damn well do something about it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tominator89 0 Report post Posted July 29, 2006 Nice! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrRant 0 Report post Posted July 29, 2006 I'm disappointed there was no raping or pillaging. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Epic Reine 0 Report post Posted July 29, 2006 He's pretty brave. It if were me, I would have just blasted "Run To The Hills" and called it a day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FroGG_NeaL 0 Report post Posted July 29, 2006 That's the coolest thing I've heard of a celebrity doing in forever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewTS 0 Report post Posted July 30, 2006 Heavy metal singer/songwriter, Shakespearean stage actor, world class fencer, rescue pilot--what can't he do? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLAGIARISM! 0 Report post Posted July 30, 2006 Haha. Good lad! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JST 0 Report post Posted July 30, 2006 Heavy metal singer/songwriter, Shakespearean stage actor, world class fencer, rescue pilot--what can't he do? He makes gold records when his pants are on one leg at a time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Corey_Lazarus 0 Report post Posted July 31, 2006 Dickinson 2, Ozzy 0. This is just further cementing my belief that Iron Maiden are perhaps THE greatest metal band ever. Great songs? Check. Great live show? Check. Enough common sense to get their most popular bandmate back together following a less-than-stellar response to a replacement singer? Check. Frontman who actually gives a fuck about his fans and countrymen? Check. Frontman who not only gives a fuck, but actually HELPS them himself? Check. Lemmy, you better watch out, because Bruce is coming for you. Snaggletooth vs. Edward The Great? ...I'm fucking tired...but yeah, Bruce Dickinson is the man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Baron 0 Report post Posted July 31, 2006 Lemmy would have just open fire on anyone that wasn't British Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Corey_Lazarus 0 Report post Posted July 31, 2006 Dickinson 2, Ozzy 0. This is just further cementing my belief that Iron Maiden are perhaps THE greatest metal band ever. Great songs? Check. Great live show? Check. Enough common sense to get their most popular bandmate back together following a less-than-stellar response to a replacement singer? Check. Frontman who actually gives a fuck about his fans and countrymen? Check. Frontman who not only gives a fuck, but actually HELPS them himself? Check. Lemmy, you better watch out, because Bruce is coming for you. Snaggletooth vs. Edward The Great? ...I'm fucking tired...but yeah, Bruce Dickinson is the man. Jeez...this makes little sense towards the end...what the fuck...how tired was I? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
