Picture the scene: you're an RAF squaddie who also happens to be a heavy metal fan, attending a party at a hangar at your base commemorating the retirement of a major military vehicle (the transport aircraft Lockheed C-130 Hercules, to be precise), when the covers band on stage launches into Iron Maiden classic The Trooper. The singer on stage is doing a remarkable job of imitating Bruce Dickinson's unmistakable yell, when, upon closer inspection, you suddenly realise that the singer on stage is Bruce Dickinson.
That's exactly what happened at a C-130 Hercules retirement party being hosted by No. 47 Squadron at the RAF base in Brize Norton, Oxfordshire on Friday evening (June 23). In video footage since posted to social media, Dickinson can be seen giving it full whack as he roars his way through the timeless Maiden anthem, to the delight of both his temporary bandmates and the dozens of people in attendance.
