Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

---

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.

Subscribe for more informative WWII Documentaries!

#documentary #history #wwii