Donald Campbell's Bluebird is to return to the site where he broke his first world speed record 70 years ago. The pilot reached 202.32 mph (325.6 km/h) setting his first world water speed record ...

Donald Campbell's record-breaking Bluebird will run again on Coniston Water after a 23-year restoration project, the Ruskin Museum has announced as the boat was returned to the Lake District.

Campbell was killed in January 1967 when Bluebird somersaulted as he attempted to push his world water speed record past 300mph (480km/h) on Coniston Water. The craft has been on show at the ...

Donald Campbell's boat, Bluebird K7, will run again on Coniston Water, the Ruskin Museum has announced at its homecoming press conference. The hydroplane's wreckage was recovered in 2001 after its ...

Show more Matt Baker is in Coniston to find out about the planned return to the water of Donald Campbell's iconic boat, Bluebird, and what this will mean to the village which has protected it ...

Donald Campbell CBE died aged 45 on Coniston Water, Cumbria, in January 1967 when his Bluebird K7 hydroplane flipped and crashed at 328mph. In 2001 his body and Bluebird were both recovered and in ...

Given the interest in Bluebird on her return to Coniston, the team says any outing on the water is going to require major people management plans and working with the authorities. Mr Carroll ...

But it tragically crashed and sank to the bottom of Coniston water back in 1967, taking Campbell with it. Gina Campbell with the restored Bluebird K7 before it takes to the water for the first ...

Credit: ITV Border. With discussions ongoing about the Bluebird returning to the Coniston water, Anthony believes it will be special to be able to see it in action again. He added: "I've got ...

Its pilot, Donald Campbell, died on January 4 1967 aged 45 when Bluebird flipped into the air and disintegrated as he attempted a new water speed record on Coniston Water. In 2001 Campbell’s ...

Donald Campbell's famous Bluebird boat will sail again on Coniston Water. The record-breaking Bluebird K7 has been fixed up and is now at the Ruskin Museum in Coniston, Cumbria. Donald Campbell ...