Iron Maiden: On Board Flight 666

A very well presented book that chronicles the back story of just what it takes to successfully carry off a world tour. Add to it that the lead singer is also the pilot of the B-757 makes it even cooler! Inside views of the 757 and cockpit, planning and development of the special cargo area for the band's equipment and dealing with the safety and regulatory issues as well.Photos and stories as Iron Maiden wings their way around the globe with Captain Bruce Dickinson at the controls. Very cool indeed.One story that stuck with me was the flight to Japan which was diverted and the concert cancelled due to the horrific events of the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear powerplant disaster. Very real and very human.Highly recommend this book for anyone who is an Iron Maiden fan, loves aviation and the B-757. Just an all around great read.

On Board Flight 666 is a first class collection of awesome moments in the life of Iron Maiden. With the acclaim the band is garnering after over 30 years of great music, this book captures the band as they really are. Great captions alongside many of the pictures to tell where, who and what is going on when a particular picture was taken. It is a tragedy there are no other books throughout Maiden's storied career that capture the same essence of this bands greatness. If Maiden were to make a book similar to On Board Flight 666 from the bands inception to now, you'd need a forklift to get it off the ground! That is the length of history this band has. A great addition to any Maiden collection. Up the Irons!

Pretty cool book, I mean I have the DVD of their 2008 tour, but this covers that and so much more than just their flight/tour on the DVD too. And though it's really mainly coffee table book w/ mostly pictures and not much text,I have to say it's pretty cool to see the band at work (especially behind the scenes, and also just to see and know that besides you there are just MILLIONS of maiden fans out there all over the world...so even if you're like me and don't really know anyone else who is into maiden as much. it's kind of nice to know that you are FAR from alone out there! lolBut actually, even on top of that this book told me about some stuff I had absolutely no clue about! For example the part about the japanese tsunami during their 2011 world tour and the timeline showing how the band barely missed getting caught on the ground when it struck (since they were actually running behind schedule) was pretty amazing too....had no idea.And while I don't want to say much more than that (so as not to ruin it for other fans) I will just say that I think if you want to call yourself a maiden fan YOU NEED TO HAVE THIS BOOK!

This is great book and a must have for all Maiden fans. It is essentially a picture book with great photography. I was hoping for more behind the scenes material to "read". Either way, i am completely satisfied with it. You too.... will clear a spot for this on your coffee table!

I just got the book, quickly flipped through it, saw some pictures from one of the shows I was at and was amazed by the rest. I think this book surpasses Ross Halfin's in quality and for the price of a hardback, coming from the UK to the US, it's an incredible value. I have a friend that's a fan of Bruce, but for his piloting so I know he'll love the book too. So many great shots of Ed Force One. Up The Irons!

Fantasctic book, really! A must have for Iron Maiden fan! For around $30 you get great photo album full of back stage shots of heavy metal legend during their last tours. Those, who never heard of Iron Maiden shall get one too - it will change their perspective onto the heavy metal as well as onto people who playing that kind of music. Excellent bargain!

Such a great book!!! I am a huge Iron Maiden fan, but have never had the chance to see them live. All the pics are great! Makes me feel like I was not only there, but that I was able to travel with them and go behind the scenes too!!!

Cool book.

Truly amazing what a book gives inside view of the ed force 1 how they managed to transform the Boeing to meet all the very strict flight laws a band in the air with there stage set like the old days but in a jet a huge span of photos from the somewhere back in time tour and onto the final frontier tour both tours using the same Boeing altogether a great piece of history for any maiden fan. And at a great download price it's a steal

In case any bands out there were wondering how to document the hypnotic energy of a world tour (or two), this is the answer!! I have been a rock/metal fan for over 25 years and have never seen a band put out a book as good as this. Aside from the jaw-dropping photography and the staggering variety of scenes and emotions McMurtrie has managed to capture, it should be remembered that what really makes this unique as a tour record is the aircraft itself: Flight 666/Ed Force 1; the star of the front cover. Why send your gear and road crew seperately around the world, when you can carry it all with you and save shedloads of time, money and hassle?! Genius...and what a beauty!!

Awesome presentation, fantastic book

Bought to support son's university thesis

Gorgeous book. Bought it hubby for a wedding anniversary as he's a massive Maiden fan. He loves it, it's full of gorgeous glossy photos.