Donald Campbell's Bluebird K7 set to visit Beaulieu, New Forest

The jet-powered hydroplane will be displayed at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu, which is home to several vehicles that were used by members of the Campbell family.

Donald Campbell, 45, was trying to set a new water speed record in the Lake District in January 1967 when K7 crashed and disintegrated.

The wreckage, along with Campbell’s body, was not recovered until 2001.

The newly-restored Bluebird K7 will be displayed at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu on October 6 (Image: PA)

The legendary vehicle was restored and rebuilt by engineer Bill Smith with the help of volunteers at the Bluebird Project in North Shields.

Now the craft is set to make a fleeting visit to Beaulieu on Sunday, October 6.

A museum spokesperson said the event would give motorsport enthusiasts and history lovers the opportunity to see "one of the most iconic watercraft in British history".

They added: "The hydroplane was piloted by Donald Campbell as he set seven world water speed records between 1955 and 1964.

"The craft represents not only a triumph in mechanical innovation but also the enduring legacy of the Campbell family’s pursuit of speed, a legacy that has since inspired generations of engineers and adventurers."

Bluebird K7 returns to Coniston Water, where it crashed in 1967 during an attempt to set a new water speed record (Image: Asadour Guzelian)

Campbell craft on permanent display at Beaulieu include the Bluebird CN7, which set a new land speed record in Australia in 1964.

"K7's visit to Beaulieu will be a rare opportunity for enthusiasts to see these record-breakers in one location," said the spokesperson.

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Campbell was travelling across Coniston Water at more than 320mph when he lost his life. K7 somersaulted before plunging back into the lake and cartwheeling across the water.

Earlier this year the rebuilt craft was transported from North Shields to its new home, the Ruskin Museum at Coniston.

Tracy Hodgson, the museum's director, said: "2024 is the 60th anniversary of Donald Campbell achieving 'The Double', in which he broke the land and water speed records in the same year."

His daughter, Gina Campbell, ran the Bluebird restaurant at Quay Street, Lymington, in the 1990s.

One of her proudest possessions was her father's racing mascot, a teddy bear called Mr Whoppit, who was thrown clear when K7 crashed.

But she was forced to keep him in a vault after an insurance firm said he was too valuable to remain on display at the restaurant.

K7 will be displayed at a private event before stopping off at Beaulieu on its way home. It will be on show from 10am to 2.30pm.