Today in 1955, Donald Campbell was on Ullswater, testing the Bluebird K7 ahead of his attempts to break the world water speed record. "I think it will be June before we are in any position to make an attack on the record" He was right, he broke the record on June 23rd 1955. | BBC Archive

31K views · 58 reactions | Een groep vrijwilligers heeft het geborgen wrak van de snelle motorboot Bluebird K7 heropgebouwd. De Britse snelheidsduivel Donald Campbell stierf meer dan 50 jaar geleden in de boot na een zoveelste recordpoging op Coniston Water in het Engelse Lake District. | VRT NWS | Facebook

373K views · 407 reactions | The famous Bluebird hydroplane has finally returned to the water, 51 years after tragedy struck during a speed record attempt. This is her story: https://bit.ly/2M0XuKU | Granada Reports | Facebook