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Flying Officer Desmond O'Connell was just 19-years-old when he joined the RAF as a Volunteer Reserve before the war started. Aged 21, his unit was sent to sink the Bismarck, a mission that would see him become one of the founding members of The Guinea Pig Club.
Sandy Saunders was just 22 years old when his aircraft crashed and caught fire. On impact, he was knocked unconscious and awoke surrounded by flames.
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 fire.
At 91-years-old Jack Perry is one of the youngest members of The Guinea Pig Club. When his Halifax bomber exploded, he suffered 80 per cent burns to his hands, face, and ears.
At 22-years-old, Robert 'Mac' Mathieson was left blinded when his Lancaster's windscreen suddenly exploded. Due to the nature of Mac's injuries, he was treated by the pioneering plastic surgeon Archibald McIndoe, becoming one of his 'guinea pigs.'
This weekend Pauline and her family will be putting themselves through their biggest challenge to date, as they take part in the Baxters Loch Ness Marathon & Festival of Running 2016.
This weekend, Invictus Games medal winner Joanna Martin is taking on another epic challenge: kayaking from Glasgow to Edinburgh, in aid of the RAF Benevolent Fund.
Seventy-five years ago this summer, a handful of burned airmen formed The Guinea Pig Club and just last week, His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh unveiled a memorial to them at the National Arboretum.
Last month saw RAF High Wycombe's Thursday Club visit our Head Office to present a cheque, highlighting their monumental fundraising efforts.
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