Bluebird CN7
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Wikidata WikipediaThe Bluebird-Proteus CN7 is a gas turbine-powered vehicle that was driven by Donald Campbell and achieved the world land speed record on Lake Eyre in Australia on 17 July 1964. The vehicle set the FIA world record for the flying mile at 403.1 mph (648.7 km/h).
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Commemorated on 1 plaque
In this building Norris Brothers designed the famous 'Bluebird CN7' in which Donald Campbell CBE took the World Land Speed Record to 403.1 mph in 1964, and in 1967 bravely gave his life attempting the World Water Speed Record in Norris Brothers' 'Bluebird K7'. This plaque marks the 50th anniversary of that tragic, but epic event.
66 Church Walk, Burgess Hill, United Kingdom where it was designed