Malcolm Campbell
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Major Sir Malcolm Campbell was a British racing motorist and motoring journalist. He gained the world speed record on land and on water at various times, using vehicles called Blue Bird, including a 1
Sir Malcolm Campbell in 1935
Campbell's grave at St Nicholas' Church in Chislehurst
Blue Bird K4
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Blue Bird K4 was a powerboat commissioned in 1939 by Sir Malcolm Campbell, to rival the Americans' efforts in the fight for the world water speed record.
Malcolm Campbell
…Bird on Tilgate Lake, in Tilgate Park, Crawley. He set the water speed record four times, his highest speed being 141.740 mph (228.108 km/h) in the Blue Bird K4. He set the record on 19 August 1939 on Coniston Water, Lancashire (now in Cumbria). Campbell stood for Parliament without success at the 1935 general…
Malcolm Campbell, August 19 1939, with a Bluebird K4 1.750 CV, water world speed record at Coniston Water
Replica Bluebird K4 today (Lakeland Motor Museum near Ulverston)