BLUEBIRD IS BACK
Record-breaking jet boat Bluebird returns following restoration – 57 years after flipping over & killing its pilot
Pilot Donald Campbell's daughter Gina welcomed Bluebird to its 'spiritual home', Coniston, yesterday afternoon
RECORD-breaking hydroplane Bluebird leaves its restorer’s workshop on the way to a museum — and an “emotional reunion” with the daughter of its pilot, Donald Campbell.
The vessel flipped on January 4, 1967, killing Campbell as he attempted a new speed record on Coniston Water in the Lake District.
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His daughter Gina welcomed Bluebird to its “spiritual home”, Coniston, yesterday afternoon.
She said: “I can’t wait to see my father’s boat, this has been a long time coming.
“I am delighted that it will be back in Coniston for what will be a very emotional reunion.”
Campbell broke eight world speed records on water and on land in the 1950s and 1960s.
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In his fatal record attempt, the son of Sir Malcolm Campbell, who himself held land and water speed records, had set himself a target of reaching 300mph on Coniston Water.
In August 2018, the reconstructed craft, fitted with a new jet engine, took to the water again where it hit speeds of around 150mph.
The Ruskin Museum will hold a press conference to inform the public about future plans for the Bluebird K7 and to speak about its restoration.
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