Ahead of Bluebird's return to Coniston Water, Donald Campbell's final record attempt is remembered.
Donald Campbell's restored Bluebird craft has been fired up on Coniston Water for the first time since the daredevil pilot's fatal crash on the lake almost 60 years ago. He had been attempting to push ...
Campbell, who had set a total of eight world speed records on land and water in the 1950s and 60s, was trying to break 300mph (480 km/h) on 4 January 1967 when the craft somersaulted and sank.
Coniston is as famous for the exploits of speed king Donald Campbell as it is for its rolling hills.
Hydroplane to race across lake nearly 60 years after Donald Campbell died trying to set new water-speed record ...
Thousands of people are expected to visit Coniston in the Lake District over the next week as Donald Campbell's restored Bluebird makes a return to the water there for the first t ...
Donald Campbell's restored Bluebird has finally taken to Coniston Water at speed following days beset by technical woes. The ...
Further high-speed runs for Donald Campbell's restored Bluebird have been thwarted by wind, waves and an issue with its ...
Donald Campbell's Bluebird K7 has returned and run on Coniston Water for the first time since it crashed there in 1967. The iconic craft made its comeback as part of a week-long festival, marking the ...
Sky's Greg Milam reports as Bluebird K7 returns to Coniston Water.
Donald Campbell set seven water-speed world records, including four on Coniston Water, between 1955 and 1964 Donald Campbell's restored Bluebird is soon to power across Coniston Water for the first ...