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"Archibald McIndoe did change my life, he made life worth living"

At 22-years-old, Robert 'Mac' Mathieson was left blinded when his Lancaster's windscreen suddenly exploded.

"People coming towards you would weep and cry or walk on the other side of the road"

When his Halifax bomber exploded Guinea Pig Jack Perry suffered 80 per cent burns to his hands, face, and ears.

"The Club will go on until the very last one of us finishes his journey's end"

At 88 years old, John Miles is the only remaining post war Guinea Pig. In 1951, John was on a basic training exercise when the Harvard he was flying crashed and caught…

"There was a mirror on the wall and I was just horrified by what I saw"

Sandy Saunders was just 22 years old when his aircraft crashed and caught fire in World War Two. Sandy miraculously freed himself from the wreckage and was subsequently…

The pioneering plastic surgeon who restored the minds and bodies of Allied aircrew

Born in New Zealand in 1900, Sir Archibald McIndoe was destined to be a gifted and talented surgeon. By the outbreak of the Second World War, there were only four fully…

The Guinea Pig Club: a lasting legacy

The Guinea Pigs were a unique band of RAF airman who paid a heavy price while serving for their country during the Second World War.