From Planet Rock.
“Alongside being well known for being classic rock band Iron Maiden’s lead singer, Bruce is a keen and avid fencer and pilot with many affiliations with the Royal Air Force after being attested as an Hon. Group Captain yesterday!
“Bruce started fencing at 13 at Oundle School after being convinced by a metalwork teacher. When he got into fencing he realised that it was more about physical training, but gave the brain exercise as well “because it seemed like a romantic, melodramatic form of combat”… we hear you Bruce!!!
Bruce Dickinson the pilot © PA Images
“He is just one of the many inspirational and high profile fencers we are reaching out to to attend the event.
“On April 26 2013 Bruce fenced Olympic winner Bartosz Piasecki in Oslo prior to the start of the Norwegian fencing championship. Bruce did well during the warm-up sessions but was defeated as soon as the match kicked off.
“Piasecki had this to say about his opponent: ‘He’s kick-ass. He is short but incredibly fast, that’s his weapon. He looked like Rocky when he arrived in a brown robe with his fencing kit in a shoulder bag.’”
Forces Network claims that Bruce could also compete at the Royal Air Force Fencing Open and also the RAF Championships.
The Royal Air Force Fencing Open takes place from 27th to 28th June. It’s highly unlikely Bruce will appear at the opening day as it clashes with Iron Maiden’s gig at Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Together with being an Iron Maiden legend, commercial pilot, fencer and RAF member, the multi-talented Bruce is also a successful beer brewer, broadcaster and author, amongst other things. He’s also an honorary citizen of Sarajevo, in recognition of his famed 1994 show in the war-ravaged city.
All hail Hon. Group Captain Paul Bruce Dickinson!
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- Bruce Dickinson - Resurrection Men - Sealed - UK - CD single - £8.99, $11.60, €10.70 (New Item) (arrived 25-Jul-2024 14:11)on July 27, 2024 at 2:00 am
BRUCE DICKINSON Resurrection Men (2024 UK/EU limited edition 3-track CD single featuring two previously unreleased live tracks recorded in Sao Paulo on The Mandrake Tour. Gatefold card wallet picture sleeve with hype sticker, factory sealed)
- Iron Maiden - Infinite Dreams - UK - 12" vinyl - £25.00, $32.25, €29.75 (New Item) (arrived 19-Jul-2024 14:00)on July 27, 2024 at 2:00 am
IRON MAIDEN Infinite Dreams (1989 UK 3-track 12" single, also including Killers and Still Life, all three songs recorded live at the Birmingham NEC on the 27th & 28th November 1988; glossy picture sleeve featuring a superb Eddie 'on a bike' image. The sleeve displays only light wear, and the vinyl shows little evidence of play 12EM117)
- Iron Maiden - Stranger In A Strange Land - UK - 12" picture disc - £45.00, $58.05, €53.55 (New Item) (arrived 19-Jul-2024 13:39)on July 27, 2024 at 2:00 am
IRON MAIDEN Stranger In A Strange Land (1986 UK limited edition 3-track 12" Picture Disc single, also including That Girl & Juanita. Features a superb Clint Eastwood-style android 'Eddie' in an alien bar & pictures of the band performing live on the reverse 12EMIP5589)
- Iron Maiden - Can I Play With Madness - Stickered Sleeve - UK - shaped picture disc - £65.00, $83.85, €77.35 (New Item) (arrived 19-Jul-2024 13:46)on July 27, 2024 at 2:00 am
IRON MAIDEN Can I Play With Madness (1988 UK limited edition shaped 7" Picture Disc single, also including Black Bart Blues, comes in the original 'Iron Maiden' stickered clear PVC sleeve EMP49)
- Iron Maiden - The Clairvoyant - UK - shaped picture disc - £65.00, $83.85, €77.35 (New Item) (arrived 19-Jul-2024 13:48)on July 27, 2024 at 2:00 am
IRON MAIDEN The Clairvoyant (Limited Edition 1988 UK 'flaming head' shaped 7" Picture Disc single, also including a live version of The Prisoner, recorded at the Monsters Of Rock Festival on the 20th of August that year, housed in a clear PVC sleeve EMP79)
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