Blue Bird K4 was a powerboat commissioned in 1939 by Sir Malcolm Campbell, to rival the Americans' efforts in the fight for the world water speed record...
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relatively small increase in speed. He commissioned a new Blue Bird to be built. Blue Bird K4 was a 'three pointer' hydroplane. Unlike conventional powerboats...
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bonnet. Malcolm Campbell named them "Blue Bird", Donald "Bluebird". The hydroplane K4 began life as Malcolm's "Blue Bird", but when Donald decided to use...
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Supermarine S.6A Supermarine S.6B Cars Campbell-Railton Blue Bird Thunderbolt Boats Blue Bird K3 Blue Bird K4 Miss England II Miss England III R25 The Royal Air...
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Allenwood 3 Oct: Saltfleet 7 Oct: U-2513 29 Oct: Morania #130 25 Oct: Blue Bird K4 30 Oct: Transpet 6 Nov: São Paulo 12 Dec: Jean Marie 25 Dec: Lilica ex-Donald...
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Allenwood 3 Oct: Saltfleet 7 Oct: U-2513 29 Oct: Morania #130 25 Oct: Blue Bird K4 30 Oct: Transpet 6 Nov: São Paulo 12 Dec: Jean Marie 25 Dec: Lilica ex-Donald...
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four times, his highest speed being 141.740 mph (228.108 km/h) in the Blue Bird K4. He set the record on 19 August 1939 on Coniston Water, Lancashire (now...
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the record at 141.74 miles per hour (228.108 km/h or 123.168 kn) in Blue Bird K4. Between 1956 and 1959 Sir Malcolm's son Donald Campbell set four successive...
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attempts in the summer of 1949, using his father's old boat, Blue Bird K4, which he renamed Bluebird K4. His initial attempts that summer were unsuccessful, although...
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propeller-driven hydroplane Blue Bird K4 for his attempts, but he met with little success and suffered a number of frustrating setbacks. In 1951, K4, which had been...
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Campbell had set the record in 1939 to 141.740 mph (228.108 km/h) with his Blue Bird K4. On 26 June 1950, Sayres broke that record when he reached 160.323 mph...
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Blue Bird K3 is a hydroplane powerboat commissioned in 1937 by Sir Malcolm Campbell, to rival the Americans' efforts in the fight for the world water...
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Du Cane received the medal in 1939 for the design and construction of Blue Bird K4. Bruce McLaren's teammate Denny Hulme and their chief mechanic Cary Taylor...
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Hubert Scott-Paine Hubert Scott-Paine K3 Blue Bird K3 Malcolm Campbell K4 Blue Bird K4 renamed Bluebird K4 Malcolm Campbell Donald Campbell K5 White...
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Allenwood 3 Oct: Saltfleet 7 Oct: U-2513 29 Oct: Morania #130 25 Oct: Blue Bird K4 30 Oct: Transpet 6 Nov: São Paulo 12 Dec: Jean Marie 25 Dec: Lilica ex-Donald...
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Allenwood 3 Oct: Saltfleet 7 Oct: U-2513 29 Oct: Morania #130 25 Oct: Blue Bird K4 30 Oct: Transpet 6 Nov: São Paulo 12 Dec: Jean Marie 25 Dec: Lilica ex-Donald...
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Allenwood 3 Oct: Saltfleet 7 Oct: U-2513 29 Oct: Morania #130 25 Oct: Blue Bird K4 30 Oct: Transpet 6 Nov: São Paulo 12 Dec: Jean Marie 25 Dec: Lilica ex-Donald...
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Allenwood 3 Oct: Saltfleet 7 Oct: U-2513 29 Oct: Morania #130 25 Oct: Blue Bird K4 30 Oct: Transpet 6 Nov: São Paulo 12 Dec: Jean Marie 25 Dec: Lilica ex-Donald...
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Allenwood 3 Oct: Saltfleet 7 Oct: U-2513 29 Oct: Morania #130 25 Oct: Blue Bird K4 30 Oct: Transpet 6 Nov: São Paulo 12 Dec: Jean Marie 25 Dec: Lilica ex-Donald...
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Allenwood 3 Oct: Saltfleet 7 Oct: U-2513 29 Oct: Morania #130 25 Oct: Blue Bird K4 30 Oct: Transpet 6 Nov: São Paulo 12 Dec: Jean Marie 25 Dec: Lilica ex-Donald...
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somewhat rocky start to record breaking with Sir Malcolm's old boat Blue Bird K4 and a considerable investment by Campbell and others, they managed to...
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Allenwood 3 Oct: Saltfleet 7 Oct: U-2513 29 Oct: Morania #130 25 Oct: Blue Bird K4 30 Oct: Transpet 6 Nov: São Paulo 12 Dec: Jean Marie 25 Dec: Lilica ex-Donald...
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rising above, while its walls featured floral designs executed against a blue background. Other first-class passenger amenities aboard George Washington...
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Park. 19 August – Sir Malcolm Campbell sets the water speed record in Blue Bird K4 on Coniston Water. 23 August–2 September – most paintings from the National...
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number of contracts for high-speed boats, including the construction of Blue Bird K4 which, piloted by Malcolm Campbell, took the world water speed record...
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Allenwood 3 Oct: Saltfleet 7 Oct: U-2513 29 Oct: Morania #130 25 Oct: Blue Bird K4 30 Oct: Transpet 6 Nov: São Paulo 12 Dec: Jean Marie 25 Dec: Lilica ex-Donald...
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Allenwood 3 Oct: Saltfleet 7 Oct: U-2513 29 Oct: Morania #130 25 Oct: Blue Bird K4 30 Oct: Transpet 6 Nov: São Paulo 12 Dec: Jean Marie 25 Dec: Lilica ex-Donald...
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Allenwood 3 Oct: Saltfleet 7 Oct: U-2513 29 Oct: Morania #130 25 Oct: Blue Bird K4 30 Oct: Transpet 6 Nov: São Paulo 12 Dec: Jean Marie 25 Dec: Lilica ex-Donald...
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Allenwood 3 Oct: Saltfleet 7 Oct: U-2513 29 Oct: Morania #130 25 Oct: Blue Bird K4 30 Oct: Transpet 6 Nov: São Paulo 12 Dec: Jean Marie 25 Dec: Lilica ex-Donald...
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