biography
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Campbell, Sir Malcolm
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| male
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| lived:
| (1885–1948)
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| biography:
| Land and water speed-record contestant, born in Chislehurst, Kent, SE England, UK. He held both speed records from 1927 onwards. In 1935 he became the first man to break 300 mph on land with 301·1292 mph at Bonneville Salt Flats, UT. In 1939 he achieved his fastest speed on water with 141·74 mph. He called all his cars and boats Bluebird, after the symbol of unattainability in the play of that name by Maurice Maeterlinck. |
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