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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BRITAIN
 
  More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)

 
More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
Malcolm Campbell

(1885–1948, kt 1931)
Racing motorist who set many early speed records on land and water. He raised the land speed record from 235kph/146mph in 1924 to 484kph/301mph in 1935; his final water speed record was 228kph/142mph on Coniston Water in 1939. From 1927 all his vehicles, on either surface, were named Bluebird – a custom continued by his son, Donald *Campbell.
 








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