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Recovery Boat on Coniston Water, Lancashire, pictures taken on the day of Donald Campbells death, 4th January 1967.
Campbell was killed when Bluebird K7 flipped and disintegrated at a speed in excess of 300 mph (480 km/h)
Bluebird had completed a north-south run at an average of 297.6 mph (478.9 km/h), and a peak speed of 315 mph (507 km/h).
The second run was even faster; as K7 passed the start of the measured kilometre, she was travelling at over 320 mph (510 km/h).
However her stability had begun to break down and the front of the boat started to bounce out of the water on the starboard side. K7 lifted from the water at an ever increasing angle, before she took off at a 90-degree to the water surface.
She somersaulted and plunged back into the lake, nose first. The boat then cartwheeled across the water before coming to rest.
The impact broke Bluebird forward of the air intakes where Campbell was sitting, killing him instantly; the main hull sank shortly afterwards.
Donald Campbell remains the only person to set both world land and water speed records in the same year (1964)
Michael Brennan
Daily Herald
Mirrorpix
England
Media ID 21630731
© Mirrorpix
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Recovery Boat on Coniston Water, Lancashire - A Tragic Day in History
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. This poignant print captures the aftermath of a devastating event that unfolded on January 4th, 1967. On this fateful day, Donald Campbell's iconic Bluebird K7 met its tragic end on Coniston Water, Lancashire. The image showcases the recovery boat amidst the wreckage left behind by the ill-fated speed record attempt. Campbell, a renowned British speed record breaker and adventurer, lost his life when Bluebird K7 flipped and disintegrated at an astonishing speed exceeding 300 mph (480 km/h). Prior to the accident, Bluebird had achieved remarkable speeds during its north-south run with an average of 297.6 mph (478.9 km/h) and a peak speed of 315 mph (507 km/h). However, as K7 embarked on its second run, disaster struck. The boat's stability faltered and it began to bounce out of control before lifting off from the water surface at a terrifying angle. In a heart-wrenching somersault motion followed by a violent crash into Coniston Water nose first, Campbell's life was tragically cut short. Donald Campbell will forever be remembered for his extraordinary achievements in setting both world land and water speed records in 1964. This photograph serves as a reminder not only of his incredible feats but also of the risks he undertook in pursuit of pushing boundaries and breaking barriers in human endeavor. Captured by Michael Brennan from Memory Lane Prints, this evocative image transports us back to that sorrowful day when one man's quest for greatness ended in tragedy.
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