You can now wear a piece of Ed Force One, Iron Maiden’s recently scrapped Boeing 747
Parts from Iron Maiden’s scrapped Ed Force One aeroplane have been made into wearable tags.
The plane, named after the band’s Eddie mascot, was scrapped last year, and now its parts have been turned into rare tags by a German company called Aviationtag. The Boeing 747 transported Maiden, their crew, and equipment around the world for their 2016 The Book of Souls tour.
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“In March 2003, the aircraft was initially delivered to Air France and registered as F-GITH. In 2015, it transferred to Air Atlanta Icelandic, where it flew as TF-AAK,” Aviationtag explains of the aircraft’s history. “Just a year later, it became world-famous as Ed Force One when it accompanied Iron Maiden on their The Book of Souls world tour – with none other than frontman Bruce Dickinson himself in the cockpit.”
It adds, “After her time as a ‘flying tour bus’ for the metal legends, she flew for Saudi Arabian Airlines starting in August 2016, before being retired in 2022. In 2024, she was finally decommissioned – but we have made it our mission to preserve a part of her history together with Iron Maiden!”
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The plane featured a mighty image of Eddie on its tailfin, and the band logo on the sides of its body. The tags have been manufactured in Cologne, with the front of each one featuring the iconic Ed Force One logo, and the back featuring Eddie. Each Aviationtag is described as one-of-a-kind, and comes with a booklet that includes an exclusive interview with Dickinson.
“This a very small piece of a Boeing 747,” says the frontman in a video about the tags. “Not just any old Boeing 747, but the Boeing 747 which I learned to fly so I could fly Iron Maiden around the world. So this is a bit of the aeroplane. It’s been turned into something entirely more useful.”
Watch the video below to take a closer look at the plane, and watch how it was turned from aircraft to tag:
The tags, which cost €66.66, are listed as temporarily out of stock. You can sign up for email alerts to be notified when more become available over at Aviationtag.
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