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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- Iron Maiden - Raising Hell - UK - video - £15.00, $18.75, €17.55 (New Item) (arrived 02-May-2024 14:21)on May 3, 2024 at 12:48 am
IRON MAIDEN Raising Hell (1994 UK 17-track PAL video featuring Bruce Dickinson's last performance with the band [before he rejoined in 2000], including Be Quick Or Be Dead, The Evil That Men Do, Fear Of The Dark, 2 Minutes To Midnight & Sanctuary, also features horror illusionist Simon Drake)
- Iron Maiden - Can I Play With Madness - Paper Labels - UK - 7" vinyl - £15.00, $18.75, €17.55 (New Item) (arrived 02-May-2024 13:22)on May 3, 2024 at 12:48 am
IRON MAIDEN Can I Play With Madness (Classic 1988 UK 7" single with black & silver paper labels, also including Black Bart Blues, housed in a glossy flipback card picture sleeve with one of the strangest renderings of 'Eddie' by Derek Riggs onany Maiden release you will find! The sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl appears barely played EM49)
- Iron Maiden - From Here To Eternity - Poster Sleeve - EX - UK - 12" vinyl - £35.00, $43.75, €40.95 (New Item) (arrived 02-May-2024 12:15)on May 3, 2024 at 12:48 am
IRON MAIDEN From Here To Eternity (Limited Edition 1992 UK 3-track 12" vinyl single which also includes Roll Over Vic Vella & No Prayer For The Dying, housed in its fold-out poster picture sleeve & plain die-cut card sleeve. The poster has not been displayed & shows just a little light ageing with the odd tiny crease & the vinyl appears barely played 12EMP240)
- Iron Maiden - Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter + Calendar - UK - 12" vinyl - £40.00, $50.00, €46.80 (New Item) (arrived 02-May-2024 12:31)on May 3, 2024 at 12:48 am
IRON MAIDEN Bring Your Daughter (Limited Edition 1990 UK 3-track 12" single, the group's only number one, also including I'm A Mover & a great cover of the Led Zeppelin classic Communication Breakdown. The glossy picture sleeve features fantastic Derek Riggs artwork & comes complete with an exclusive 5" by 10" 1991 fold-out banner calendar. The sleeve shows minimal wear, the poster has never been displayed & the vinyl shows minimal signs of play. A fantastic copy! 12EMP171)
- Iron Maiden - Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter - P/S - UK - 12" picture disc - £45.00, $56.25, €52.65 (New Item) (arrived 02-May-2024 12:34)on May 3, 2024 at 12:48 am
IRON MAIDEN Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter (1990 UK limited edition 3-track 12" Picture Disc single, also including a version of Free's 'I'm A Mover' and a cover of the Led Zeppelin classic 'Communication Breakdown', die-cut picture sleeve with Eddie Paradise Club illustrations to marry up with the A-side picture and a scythe wielding Grim Reaper Eddie on the other side. The sleeve has just a little wear to the edges whilst the disc looks barely played. Their only number one hit single! 12EMPD171)
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