British metal band, Iron Maiden have unveiled their new tour aircraft. Like it’s predecessors this plane also bears the name Ed Force One. The new airplane is TF-AAK a 13 year old Boeing 747-400 belonging to Air Atlanta Icelandic. The 747 has been painted in a special livery for the band’s ‘The Book of Souls’ world tour. The tail is painted with the face of Eddie – the band’s mascot and behind the nose there is a list of all the cities on the tour.
Iron Maiden was previously using Boeing 757-200’s from Astraeus Airlines which had been specially converted into a combi setup to ferry both the band and their equipment. The immediate predecessor to the new airplane was G-STRX and before that was G-OJIB.

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— Iron Maiden (@IronMaiden) February 18, 2016
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— Iron Maiden (@IronMaiden) February 17, 2016
#EdForceOne is here! pic.twitter.com/WTnlTRTVlA
— Iron Maiden (@IronMaiden) February 17, 2016
Just look at #EdForceOne in the early morning sunshine, how amazing! @IronMaiden World Tour takes off tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/y2MMZitJRs
— Cardiff Airport (@Cardiff_Airport) February 18, 2016
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— Iron Maiden (@IronMaiden) February 18, 2016