How severely burnt Second World War airmen learnt to overcome their terrible injuries.
They were all patients of the revolutionary plastic surgeon, Sir Archibald McIndoe at a specialist burns unit.
Two of the surviving "guinea pigs" tell their stories.
Photo: Former airmen Jack Perry (left) and Sandy Saunders.
Published on Wednesday, 10th April 2013.
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