The famous boat, in which Campbell died while trying to break a speed record on Coniston Water, Cumbria, in 1967, was split in half by the crash impact.
Diver Bill Smith and his team, who salvaged Bluebird from the lake, have been restoring the craft.
Mr Smith said Thursday's successful attempt to re-join the frame's two halves was a major milestone. Bluebird was winched from the bottom of Coniston in March 2001. Since then, it has been in Mr Smith's North Tyneside workshop, where he is restoring the craft to full working order.
(From bbc.co.uk)
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