Donald Campbell’s Record Bid

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
55/58
Date Released
21 Jul 1955
Length of issue (in feet)
720
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
Water-speed ace Donald Campbell prepares to attack the world record in his "Bluebird" at Ullswater.
Keywords
Records
Locations
Ullswater; Cumbria
Footage sources
British Paramount News
Movietone
Credits:
Cutter
George Clark
Camera
Norman William Roper
Camera
Robert Kenneth Leslie Gordon
Length of story (in feet)
159
Story extras:
Film clip
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'Donald Campbell’s Record Bid', Pathe News Issue No. 55/58, 21 Jul 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/106564 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)