Summary Iron Maiden used two Boeing aircraft, a 757 & a 747, for world tours Boeing 757 has 239 max capacity, while 747 has 366, & longer range Iron Maiden's 757 was later turned into a freighter by FedEx & 747 was finally scrapped Iron Maiden is one of the most famous rock bands of all time. The English heavy metal band first formed in 1975, nearly fifty years ago. The band was started by the famous bassist, Steve Harris.
The makeup of the band changed early on, although some, like Nicko McBrain, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, and Janick Gers, were some of the most consistent band members. Additionally, the band added Bruce Dickinson as its singer in 1981, which many consider the move that brought Iron Maiden into one of the most popular heavy metal bands of all time. While on the South American leg of a world tour, Iron Maiden's Boeing 747 had an accident in Chile that required two new engines.
The band found great success in the late 1990s and the 2000s, especially after Dickinson returned to the band after a hiatus. His hiatus was spent learning to fly, as he was an avid aviation enthusiast, and he eventually earned an airline transport pilot's license. Overall, the band sold over 130 million copies of their albums.
The band became so popular that it performed on some of the biggest world tours of all time, including the Somewhere Back in Time World Tour and later The Book of Souls World Tour. These tours were so big that Iron Maiden required a large private jet to transport .