Gotta Give it up for Bruce Dickinson!

Rob Instigator · 07.27.2006, 04:17 PM

Rocker Bruce to the rescue
21/07/06

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.

Danny Himself · 07.27.2006, 04:20 PM

I thought this was about that guy who's on antique shows. Cheap as chips!

jon boy · 07.27.2006, 04:24 PM

i bet they use it in an iron maiden video.

Danny Himself · 07.27.2006, 04:26 PM

It's great to see aging rock gods turning into real heroes these days though. Gene Simmons is just a big pansy.

thewall91 · 07.27.2006, 09:57 PM

i'm tellin' ya, he's aged well.
ugly then:

cute now:

Cantankerous · 07.27.2006, 09:59 PM

god save.

Everyneurotic · 07.27.2006, 10:06 PM

the dude is awesome, the prove's here.

kingcoffee · 07.27.2006, 10:28 PM

It seems like a very admirable act on his part, for sure, until you find out that Cyprus is a very violent place as well. There is a lot of violent animosity between Cyprus' Muslim population and the Orthodox Christian population. So really, we are just evacuating people from one very dangerous realigious-based war zone to a slightly less religious-based war zone. Smoothe move, Einstein's.

terminal pharmacy · 07.28.2006, 06:45 AM

good on him

Pookie · 07.28.2006, 06:52 AM

All this and a literary giant too!!!

fishmonkey · 07.28.2006, 08:26 AM

he's a trooper.

sonicl · 07.28.2006, 08:29 AM

I wonder if he has a picture of the Iron Maiden monster (Eddie?) painted on the tail fin of his plane?

Lurker · 07.28.2006, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Danny Himself

I thought this was about that guy who's on antique shows. Cheap as chips!

It's the same guy.

Lurker · 07.28.2006, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by kingcoffee

It seems like a very admirable act on his part, for sure, until you find out that Cyprus is a very violent place as well. There is a lot of violent animosity between Cyprus' Muslim population and the Orthodox Christian population. So really, we are just evacuating people from one very dangerous realigious-based war zone to a slightly less religious-based war zone. Smoothe move, Einstein's.

Cyprus is hardly a war zone. Theres no fighting between them right now.

sonicl · 07.28.2006, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingcoffee

It seems like a very admirable act on his part, for sure, until you find out that Cyprus is a very violent place as well. There is a lot of violent animosity between Cyprus' Muslim population and the Orthodox Christian population. So really, we are just evacuating people from one very dangerous realigious-based war zone to a slightly less religious-based war zone. Smoothe move, Einstein's.

Erm.. Cyprus is being used as a staging post, not a final destination.

And where on earth did you get the idea that Cyprus is a dangerous violent place anyway? The most dangerous faction on Cyprus is drunken Brits, both tourists and squaddies.

Rob Instigator · 07.28.2006, 02:50 PM

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Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,975	Rocker Bruce to the rescue 21/07/06 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. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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kingcoffee expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,510	It seems like a very admirable act on his part, for sure, until you find out that Cyprus is a very violent place as well. There is a lot of violent animosity between Cyprus' Muslim population and the Orthodox Christian population. So really, we are just evacuating people from one very dangerous realigious-based war zone to a slightly less religious-based war zone. Smoothe move, Einstein's. __________________ "No way, man! Cuz dyin' would be a stone groove! Got any messages for Jimi Hendrix?" "Yes. Pick up your puppy."
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