IRON MAIDEN Frontman BRUCE DICKINSON And The Great War Display Team Perform Airshow For Sonisphere Crowd; Video, Photos Posted
July 31, 2014, 9 years ago
On Saturday, July 5th, Iron Maiden headlined Sonisphere Festival at Knebworth Park in Hertfordshire, England. And to add a little bit extra to the day, singer Bruce Dickinson and The Great War Display Team did a little airshow for the crowd.
This unique and audacious “dogfight” was held to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of The Great War; a 21st Century tribute to the daring – and often downright dangerous – exploits of both the English and German pilots who ruled Europe’s skies between 1914-1918. The show featured nine aircraft of five different types, all exact replicas of the planes used in WW1 combat.
Bruce flew his very own Fokker Dr1 Triplane, the same model used by infamous German flying ace Manfred von Richthofen aka The Red Baron. Also from the German side there was a Junkers CL1. Of the British planes in the show, there was a Sopwith Triplane, a BE2c and a SE5a. The other members of this elite team alongside Bruce are Alex Truman, Dan Griffith, Dave Linney, Ernie Hoblyn, Gordon Brander, Matthew Boddington, Peter Bond, Richard Piper, Vic Lockwood and Will Greenwood. The Great War Display Team performs re-enactments throughout the UK and Europe and is proudly sponsored by Iron Maiden’s very own Trooper beer.
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