Sir Malcolm Campbell speeds over Lake Coniston
Sir Malcolm Campbell speeds over Lake Coniston in Bluebird II it a trial run in June 1947. He was preparing to beat his own world speedboat record of 141.7 mph set in 1939. Unfortunately the Jet powered craft was unstable and could not reach record high speeds. - (CSU_2015_5_23)
Picture No
11060009
Media ID
45261963
Size
3000px x 1812px
(1.2MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Everett Collection
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