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 ...
Ahead of Bluebird's return to Coniston Water, Donald Campbell's final record attempt is remembered.
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.
The legendary Bluebird K7 water speed record boat has made an emotional return to Coniston Water, 59 years after the devastating 1967 crash that killed Donald Campbell ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Watch the moment the record-breaking hydroplane returns to Coniston Water Donald Campbell's Bluebird K7 has returned and run on ...
Donald Campbell's restored craft is cheered by onlookers after engine issues are resolved.
Record-breaking hydroplane Bluebird K7 has returned to Coniston Water for the first time since Donald Campbell died as he attempted to set a new water speed record.Campbell was killed when the vessel ...
Hydroplane to race across lake nearly 60 years after Donald Campbell died trying to set new water-speed record ...
After spending nearly six decades gathering algae 142 feet down in Coniston Water, the jet-propelled hydroplane has returned for one last set of outings this week.
"Technical issues" have scuppered a planned higher speed run of Donald Campbell's restored Bluebird craft on Coniston Water. The hydroplane, used to set seven water speed world records in the 1950s ...
Further high-speed runs for Donald Campbell's restored Bluebird have been thwarted by wind, waves and an issue with its ...