That changed the world

Donald Campbell

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"...I can't see anything...I'm going...Oh!"

Donald Campbell's last words

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In 1964, Campbell set a double world record. He became the first man to break the world land and water speed records in the same year, a record that still stands today. He died attempting a new world water speed record on Coniston Water, England, 1967.

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It is said Campbell was a restless man and seemed driven to emulate, if not surpass, his father's achievements.

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In 2001, DNA  confirmed the human remains recovered from the bottom of Coniston Water to be those of powerboat legend Donald Campbell!