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Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson talks about flying charity

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Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson found a quiet moment before the band's headline show to promote a charity helping disabled people take to the skies.

The heavy metal singer is also well-known for his former day job as a commercial airline pilot. Now CEO of airline maintenance and technical support firm, Cardiff Aviation Ltd, the rocker has also been vice-patron of the Flying Scholarships for Disabled People (FSDP) charity for the past three years.

Set up in memory of Second World War paraplegic flying ace Douglas Bader, its aim is to help disabled people realise their abilities through learning to fly.

The charity is currently looking to recruit flyers in Leicestershire.

Bruce, 54, met three of the scheme's recent graduates on Saturday in the peaceful surroundings of Castle Donington's Priest House Hotel.

"It's not just about teaching people with disabilities to fly, it's much more than that," he said. "It's about creating friendships, and there's a whole community around it and support system that comes with people encouraging each other.

"It's something I'm very proud to be involved in."

Mary Doyle, 43, from Hertfordshire, has cerebral palsy, while former soldiers Sean Allerton, 47, from Leeds, and Luke Delahunty, 44, from Buckinghamshire, were both badly injured in motorcycle crashes.

Sean, who was left wheelchair-bound after breaking his neck in 1993, said of the charity: "I would encourage anyone to give it a go."

www.fsfdp.org.uk

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