Bluebird back at Coniston Water

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For those that dont know what bluebird is/was, it is the name Donald Campbell gave to all his speed record machines and this is the one he was killed attempting 300mph in 1967

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-68489654

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The wreckage was recovered, and the boat has been entirely rebuilt.

The article below was posted in 2015.

https://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/13315884.behind-the-news-restoring-donald-campbells-bluebird/

 

Here's a video from the 50th anniversary of the crash.

 

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