It is interesting that Mr M Campbell died of natural causes, whereas Mr H Segrave had a sea grave (figuratively speaking)- a fate far more likely for speed daredevils of his time. One thing I didn't know about Mr Campbell was that he won the French Grand Prix twice driving a Bugatti T39A. When not gazing starwards, the young Werhner von Braun was also interested in land speed records, but being very a bright youngster tended to make them unmanned toy wagons propelled by attached fireworks. He later drove more sensible cars. The Doctor is torrenting.
Dr. Wernher von Braun with his Mercedes-Benz Type W180 220S coupé
The military recruitment of German scientists to the early American Space Program at the end of World War II was called?
A. Operation Rocket Men
B. Operation Pin Pusher
C. Operation Brain Bunker
D. Operation Paperclip
2 comments:
Technically it was called 'Mystery', but at least you didn't fall for the common mistake of calling it 'Ladybird' which was Seagrave's 1st LSR car.
It was first referred to as the Slug after being paraded through London on a dray for the Lord Mayor's Show of 1928.
Ahh, I though "Slug" was a rather strange name for a WLSR car.
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