Bluebird to return to 'spiritual home' of Donald Campbell, say museum bosses
Campbell died in 1967 as he attempted a new water speed record on Coniston Water.
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Campbell died in 1967 as he attempted a new water speed record on Coniston Water.
Record-breaking hydroplane Bluebird K7 will return to Ruskin Museum after an ongoing dispute when the hydroplane went to be restored almost 18 years…
Historic vessel will be given to Ruskin Museum in Coniston after record-breaker’s family resolves dispute with engineer behind its recovery
The Bluebird K7 hydrofoil in which record-breaker Donald Campbell was killed will be sent to a museum after a legal wrangle over its future.
The record-breaking craft will be "within a stone's throw of its skipper", museum chiefs say.