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
Napier-Campbell Blue Bird
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The Napier-Campbell Blue Bird was a land speed record car driven by Malcolm Campbell. Its designer was C. Amherst Villiers and Campbell's regular mechanic Leo Villa supervised its construction.
Malcolm Campbell
…Sands, covering the Flying Kilometre (in an average of two runs) at 174.883 mph (281.447 km/h) and the Flying Mile in 174.224 mph (280.386 km/h), in the Napier-Campbell Blue Bird. Campbell set his final land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah on 3 September 1935, and was the first person to drive an automobile…
Blue Bird, Pendine, January 1927
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Blue Bird in 1927