Boat Racing
Sep. 20, 1956 - Donald Campbell Breaks His own world water. Speec Record-Blubird Reaches 286 M.P.H.Donald Campbell has done it again. He astonished the world last night when the smashed his owned world. water speed record in his jet-boat Bluebird in a death-defying dash of 286.78 m.p.h. on Lake Coniston. On his second run, as bluebird rolled, bounced, and snaked, he was forced to cut his peed to 164.48 m.p.h. because fumes filled his cockpit, but it was enough to break the world record for the third time in 15 months at over 225 m.p.h. Photo shows Victory smiles from (L. to R.) Mrs. Dorothy Campbell, daughter Georgina (who celebrated her 10th birthday yesterday) Donald Campbell, Leo Villa, his chief mechanic, and Lady Campbell. mother of Donald
