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Campbell's Bluebird back on Coniston Water almost 60 years after fatal record attempt
Key takeaways
- He had been attempting to push his world speed record past 300mph (480km/h) when the jet-engined hydroplane, called K7, somersaulted on 4 January 1967.
- Its mangled wreckage was recovered in 2001 with the craft handed to Coniston's Ruskin Museum two years ago following the settlement of an ownership row with Bill Smith, the engineer who led its rebuild.
- Campbell's daughter Gina said she was "blown away" to see it running on the lake once more.
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The jet engines fire up on Coniston Water once more 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 his world speed record past 300mph (480km/h) when the jet-engined hydroplane, called K7, somersaulted on 4 January 1967.
Its mangled wreckage was recovered in 2001 with the craft handed to Coniston's Ruskin Museum two years ago following the settlement of an ownership row with Bill Smith, the engineer who led its rebuild.
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