Donald Campbell and Bluebird
The record-breaking British driver who was killed in a jet-boat accident in 1967.
Sporting Witness · BBC World Service
December 30, 20179m 22s
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Show Notes
In January 1967 the record-breaking British driver, Donald Campbell, was killed at the helm of his jet-boat Bluebird as he tried to beat his own water speed record. His only daughter, Gina, remembers her legendary father. This programme was first broadcast in 2013.
Photo: Campbell's boat "Bluebird" on a training run (Getty Images)