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WWII airman leaves £50,000 to Blond McIndoe foundatio

A World War II hero who suffered serious facial burns while flying for the RAF has left £50,000 in his will to a medical research centre in Sussex.

Flt Lt Charles Davidson, 87, died at his home in Eastbourne in February.

He became a member of The Guinea Pig Club after his injuries were treated by a pioneering surgeon at the Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead.

The money was left to the Blond McIndoe Research Foundation, based at the hospital....
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