Campbell deadly water speed record attemptIn 1967, Donald Campbell died instantly when his jet-powered boat, the Bluebird K7, left the water at a speed over 300mph, somersaulted, crashed on the water surface, and broke apart. After a famous record-breaking career on land and water, he was trying tobreak his own previous water speed record of 276 mph. Decades later, on 8 Mar 2001, the wreck was recovered from Coniston Water, Cumbria in the English Lake District. His remains were located, on 28 May 2001, confirmed 10 Aug 2011 by DNA testing, and buried on 12 Sep 2001. He was the son of Sir Malcolm Campbell, who set the land speed record in 1935. In 2000, Don Wales, Sir Malcolm's gransdson, Donald's nephew, in the family tradition, broke the British land speed record for an electrically-powered car.« |
