Malcolm Campbell - Water Speed Records

Water Speed Records

He developed and flotation tested Bluebird on Tilgate Lake, in Tilgate Park, Crawley. He set the water speed record four times, his highest speed being 141.740 mph (228.108 km/h) in the Bluebird K4. He set the record on 19 August 1939 on Coniston Water, England.

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