This is my kind of story 
Bruce Dickinson, front man legend of Iron Maiden and very experienced pilot, was tootling about in his World War 1 Fokker Triplane of Red Baron fame, when he looked at his fuel gauge and went "Cor blimey", well maybe he said that, I just made that bit up.
But he was running low on fuel so diverted to RAF Halton which is a training base, but under a system called the Strasser Scheme, all RAF airfields and 99% of civilian ones will let any aircraft land in an emergency and let them have fuel.
What an amazing plane!
Image courtesy of the RAF
RAF managed to get a bit of PR out of it What ho chaps...
Squadron Leader Gary Coleman, Officer Commanding Operations Squadron at RAF Halton, said “We applaud Bruce Dickinson’s decision to divert into RAF Halton rather than press to his destination with potentially low fuel. To see such a well-regarded pilot, and world-renowned rock singer, make this decision is great for our student pilots to see – it makes them realise that anyone can find themselves low on fuel due to unforeseen circumstances and that the right decision is to divert."
raf.mod.uk - Iron Maiden Lands at Halton
Stirring stuff
