Learning on ScreenDonald Campbell
Series
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Issue
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- 1 / 1
- Summary
- COI synopsis - This edition features Britain’s Donald Campbell, the only man ever to break both the worlds land and water speed records in the same year. Son of Sir Malcolm Campbell, the only other man to hold both records, Donald had his first success when he reached over 200 mph in a pure jet hydraplane called Bluebird. In 1964 he broke the world land record at 403 mph in a gas turbine car also called Bluebird. At the end of 1964, he broke the world water speed record in the jet boat Bluebird at 260mph
- Keywords
- Ships and boats; Motor vehicles; Speed records
- Written sources
- The National Archives INF 6 /147 - used for synopsis
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
- COI Reference
- MI 1275/113
- Credits:
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- Producer
- British Movietonews Ltd
- Sponsor
- Commonwealth Relations Office
- Sponsor
- Foreign Office
- Commentator
- Frederick MacFarlane
- Producer
- John Hall
- Director
- John Hall
- Commentator
- Leonard Martin
- Commentator
- Pereira
- Producer
- Peter Jones
- Director
- Raylton Fleming
- Producer
- Raylton Fleming
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Film Archive
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- British Film Institute (BFI)
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