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The Guinea Pig Club

Archibald McIndoe and the RAF in World War II

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The Guinea Pig Club

Written by: Emily Mayhew
Narrated by: Karen Cass
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The history of the Guinea Pig Club, the band of airmen who were seriously burned in aeroplane fires, is a truly inspiring, spine-tingling tale. Plastic surgery was in its infancy before the Second World War. The most rudimentary techniques were known only to a few surgeons worldwide.

The Allies were tremendously fortunate in having maverick surgeon Archibald McIndoe - nicknamed ‘the Boss’, or ‘the Maestro’ - operating at a small hospital in East Grinstead in the south of England. McIndoe constructed a medical infrastructure from scratch.

After arguing with his superiors, he set up a revolutionary new treatment regime. Uniquely concerned with the social environment, or holistic care, McIndoe also enlisted the help of the local civilian population. He rightly secured his group of patients, dubbed the ‘Guinea Pig Club’, an honoured place in society as heroes of Britain’s war.

©2018 Emily Mayhew (P)2019 Aurora Audio Books
20th Century Armed Forces Engineering Wars & Conflicts Transportation Aviation War Military Air Force Surgery
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