Don Wales, the nephew of land and water speed record holder Donald Campbell, has discovered hundreds of unseen photographs of his uncle in action aboard his jet-propelled boat Bluebird. He has been cataloguing and curating the images, taken by a motorsports photographer who became a trusted member of Campbell’s team. ‘I’m sure Donald’s fanbase, which still seems to be growing, will be keen to have a photo of their hero,’ he says. Whenever he did a test or record attempt, he would invite Geoff to be official photographer. ‘I got to know him towards the end of his life and he trusted me to scan his negatives and catalogue his library.

Source: Daily Mail May 27, 2021 23:30 UTC