Campbell Does It
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- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Campbell Does It. DESCRIPTION: Donald Campbell at Coniston. His jet-propelled Bluebird has been modified yet again, and no-one knows better than the fastest man on water, what trials and tribulations can precede a new record. Then, one fine morning, and the conditions are good. Away he went over the measured course. Two hundred and thirty-nine miles an hour to beat. That is the record he set here this time last year. A speed of two fifty-three now gave Donald an average that beats his previous record by nearly ten miles an hour. A triumph indeed for the whole team, stalwart Leo Villa and Donald Campbell himself. SHOTLIST: New water speed record of 253 mph.
- Keywords
- Ships and boats; Records; Speed records
- Locations
- England; Lancashire; Coniston Water
- Card file number
- 75416
- Credits:
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- Camera
- James Humphries
- Commentator
- Jeffrey K. Shearley
- Camera
- John Davies
- Length of story (in feet)
- 173
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