The Guinea Pig Club

Fighting in the skies with petrol laden aircraft was going to result in heavy demands for plastic surgical treatment for badly burnt pilots and aircrew. To direct the operations came Sir Archibald McIndoe, his patients became known as ‘Guinea Pigs’ and what transpired over the next few years can only be regarded as one of the most fascinating stories of the war.

Age 15+ 01h 01m 2004 Biography, Special Interest, Second World War

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Fighting in the skies with petrol laden aircraft was going to result in heavy demands for plastic surgical treatment for badly burnt pilots and aircrew. To direct the operations came Sir Archibald McIndoe, his patients became known as ‘Guinea Pigs’ and what transpired over the next few years can only be regarded as one of the most fascinating stories of the war.


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