Bluebird K7 Sculpture

Bluebird K7 is a jet engined hydroplane with which Britain's Donald Campbell set seven world water speed records between 1955 and 1967.    In November 1964, Donald Campbell accompanied by a support crew and media representatives, landed in Barmera to attempt a world water speed record on Lake Bonney. From this, Barmera gained a degree of world exposure, when Donald Campbell arrived with the jet powered hydroplane 'Bluebird' . Donald Campbell had broken the land speed record on Lake Eyre on 17 July 1964, 403.10m/h (648.73 km/h) in Bluebird.

Several spectacular runs were made (usually in the early morning), but the lake failed to produce the required glass-like surface. However, on November 23rd 1964 Campbell established an Australian water speed record of 216MPH.

You can find more information about Bluebird K7 in Rocky’s Hall of Fame and Pioneer Museum and a plaque and K7 Sculpture on Lake Bonney foreshore, plus the K7 Bluebird Project Facebook site - https://www.facebook.com/k7projectbluebird/