When the plane was ready to retire, its white bodywork was stripped away and chopped up into 12,000 special keychains. The Boeing 747 was nicknamed Ed Force One and flew with Iron Maiden until the ...

English heavy metal band Iron Maiden once sang, “Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter,” but when it comes to dismantling the band’s Boeing 747-400 tour plane, it’s a little more complicated.

Initial assessments suggested that the 747 would require extensive repairs ... stunning and we are so very pleased to get our plane back!" Iron Maiden hasn't used a private or chartered aircraft ...

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But fans of Iron Maiden can take home the band's tour plane - or at least a piece of it. The long-running British heavy-metal band has put up for sale pieces of the Boeing 747 jumbo jet it used ...