Donald Campbell’s Speed Trials (1951)

Lake Coniston aka Coniston Water, Lake District. SV. Speed boat ’Bluebird’ being towed towards camera. Villa and Donald Campbell seated in boat. Coniston. SV. ’Bluebird’ going away from camera to start trials. LS.’Bluebird’ turns and makes first . SV.’Bluebird’ makes second run. . FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.