Donald Campbell
British land and water speed record holder (1921–1967) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Donald Malcolm Campbell, CBE (23 March 1921 – 4 January 1967) was a British speed record breaker who broke eight absolute world speed records on water and on land in the 1950s and 1960s.[1] He remains the only person to set both world land and water speed records in the same year (1964). He died during a water speed record attempt at Coniston Water in the Lake District, England.
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Born | Donald Malcolm Campbell (1921-03-23)23 March 1921 Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England |
Died | 4 January 1967(1967-01-04) (aged 45) Coniston Water, Lancashire, England |
Cause of death | High-speed crash during water speed record attempt |
Body discovered | 28 May 2001 |
Resting place | Parish Cemetery, Hawkshead Old Road, Coniston |
Nationality | British |
Other names | "The Skipper" |
Occupation | Speed record breaker |
Known for | Most prolific water speed record breaker of all time |
Spouses | Daphne Harvey (m. 1945–1951)Dorothy McKegg (m. 1952–1957)Tonia Bern (m. 1958) |
Children | 1 |
Parent(s) | Malcolm Campbell Dorothy Evelyn Whittall |
Awards | Segrave Trophy (1955) |
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