Witness History: World War Two history - The Guinea Pig Club

The Guinea Pig Club

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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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