Bluebird K7. (In memory of Donald Campbell).
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Owner:
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The Lambs @ 9
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Released:
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Saturday, March 15, 2014
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Origin:
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North East England, United Kingdom
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This is a special one off Tag with a unique Tag icon which has been produced with the approval of the Campbell family to commemorate the achievements of Donal Campbell. This Tag is not going to be released to travel around the world from cache to cache but you are welcome to discover it.
Donald Campbell Geocoins will be avaliable in 2014 from NE Geocaching Supplies
Bluebird K7 is a turbo jet engined hydroplane with which Britain's Donald Campbell set seven world water speed records (WSR) during the later half of the 1950s and the 1960s. K7 was the first successful jet powered hydroplane, and was considered revolutionary when launched in January 1955. Campbell and K7 were responsible for adding almost 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) to the WSR, taking it from existing mark of 178 miles per hour (286 km/h) to just over 276 miles per hour (444 km/h). Donald Campbell was killed in an accident with a much modified K7, on 4 January 1967, whilst making a bid for his eighth WSR, with his aim to raise the record to over 300 miles per hour (480 km/h) on Coniston Water.
Here is the a link to the Pathe New Film made shortly after his death on Coniston Water.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xemKc2In5Y
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