Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailA British-born land speed world record holder was one of five people killed in a helicopter crash. Mr Burnett, 61, who was born in England but based in Houston, set a world record when he drove a steam-powered car at an average speed of 139.8mph in 2009. He was in a long-term relationship with Andra Cobb, the only survivor of the crash and daughter of Paul Cobb, who was the co-pilot of the helicopter. Mr Burnett's British-built steam supercar broke a 103-year-old world land speed record for steam-powered vehicles in the United States in 2009. Mr Marriott's timing was the longest-standing officially-recognised land speed record but it was beaten by the British team, based in Lymington, Hampshire, with Mr Burnett at the wheel.

Source: Daily Mirror January 19, 2018 06:56 UTC