East Grinstead

Dr Sir Archibald McIndoe CBE FRCS (May 4, 1900 - April 11, 1960) was a plastic surgeon who worked for the Royal Air Force during World War II. He greatly improved the treatment and rehabilitation of badly burned aircrew.
Background
Archibald McIndoe was born May 4, 1900 in Dunedin, New Zealand, into a family of four. His […]

On 9th July 1943, ten German aircraft crossed the Sussex coast at Hastings and headed for London. At 5.05 pm the air raid sirens sounded in East Grinstead. At the time 184 people were watching a film featuring Hopalong Cassidy in the Whitehall Cinema. A warning appeared on the screen that a German air raid […]