Speed was his oxygen. Campbell spent his entire life chasing land and water speed records, obsessively trying to outdo his father's achievements. He died doing exactly what he loved: attempting to break 300 mph on England's Coniston Water in the jet-powered Bluebird hydroplane. His final run ended in a catastrophic crash that killed him instantly—a thundering, explosive end to a life dedicated to pushing mechanical limits. And yet, remarkably, his body wasn't recovered until 2001, 34 years after that fatal run.
January 4, 1967
59 years ago
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