The life-size replica of a Spitfire combat plane which IRON MAIDEN has been using as part of its live show during the “Legacy Of The Beast” tour malfunctioned during the band’s concert earlier this week (Monday, October 17) in Worcester, Massachusetts.

During “Aces High”, the closing song of MAIDEN‘s set at the DCU Center, the Spitfire was supposed to buzz the stage while singer Bruce Dickinson and his bandmates performed the classic track from their fifth studio album, “1984’s “Powerslave”. However, the plane appeared to have gotten stuck while making its way to the front of the stage, forcing some of the MAIDEN roadies to frantically scramble to resolve the issue before removing the plane from the stage altogether. At one point, Dickinson could be seen looking back at the plane as it was being lowered behind the stage, apparently unsure what had just happened.

IRON MAIDEN‘s Spitfire plane, complete with propellers that turn, is a 90-percent-sized replica of an actual Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb registration number AA 853 from 302 Squadron that saw active duty in 1941.

Dickinson, who is also a warplanes enthusiast and a qualified pilot, previously stated about the plane: “We would have made it actual size, but we had to cut it down by 10 percent to fit on some of the festival stages. Otherwise, it’s an exact replica of arguably the greatest plane design ever — in fact, one of the best-designed machines ever.”