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January 4, 2007 · about 19 years ago

The battle to bring back Bluebird

When diver Bill Smith snagged his foot on something at the bottom of Coniston Water, his blood ran cold. Swinging his torch through the water he saw a crumpled piece of blue aluminium. Immediately he knew it was Bluebird, the jet-powered boat which had crashed almost 35 years earlier, killing its da

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When diver Bill Smith snagged his foot on something at the bottom of Coniston Water, his blood ran cold.

Swinging his torch through the water he saw a crumpled piece of blue aluminium.

Immediately he knew it was Bluebird, the jet-powered boat which had crashed almost 35 years earlier, killing its daredevil pilot Donald Campbell.

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