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11:36am UK, Tuesday December 21, 2010
Mike McCarthy, North of England correspondent
A powerboat enthusiast has been selected to pilot the legendary record-breaking Bluebird K7 which crashed and sank more than 40 years ago.
Cumbrian computer analyst Ted Walsh said it was "a great honour" to be chosen and added he would do his best to pay tribute to Donald Campbell, who died in the incident.
The wreckage of Bluebird was discovered by a group of amateur divers in 2000.
Ever since project leader Bill Smith announced he would raise and rebuild the wreck, speculation has been rife about who might pilot the boat.
It is expected to be relaunched on Coniston Water where it crashed in 1967.
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Mike McCarthy, North of England correspondent
A powerboat enthusiast has been selected to pilot the legendary record-breaking Bluebird K7 which crashed and sank more than 40 years ago.
Cumbrian computer analyst Ted Walsh said it was "a great honour" to be chosen and added he would do his best to pay tribute to Donald Campbell, who died in the incident.
The wreckage of Bluebird was discovered by a group of amateur divers in 2000.
Ever since project leader Bill Smith announced he would raise and rebuild the wreck, speculation has been rife about who might pilot the boat.
It is expected to be relaunched on Coniston Water where it crashed in 1967.
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