Cooke J N, Balfour A J, Underwood Ground K E
Aviat Space Environ Med. 1983 Nov;54(11):1028-30.
For many years, the Department of Aviation and Forensic Pathology of the RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine has assisted in the medical investigation of fatal military and civil aircraft accidents, both in the U.K. and overseas. These included 33 glider accidents involving 39 deaths over the period 1960-1980. They do not include all the fatal gliding accidents in the U.K. because there is no mandatory obligation to call in the department, but probably represent over 50%. The Department is primarily interested in the nature of fatal injuries, the performance of safety equipment and the presence or absence of pre-existing medical factors which might have affected or caused the accident. It also makes recommendations intended to improve flight safety, and is often involved in the discussions between the British Gliding Association, the Civil Aviation Authority, and the other organizations involved.
多年来，英国皇家空军病理与热带医学研究所的航空与法医病理学部一直在协助对英国境内及海外的致命军事和民用飞机事故进行医学调查。其中包括1960年至1980年期间发生的33起滑翔机事故，造成39人死亡。这些事故并不包括英国所有的致命滑翔机事故，因为没有强制要求必须请该部门介入，但可能已涵盖了超过50%的此类事故。该部门主要关注致命伤的性质、安全设备的性能，以及是否存在可能影响或导致事故的既往医疗因素。它还会提出旨在提高飞行安全的建议，并经常参与英国滑翔协会、民航局及其他相关组织之间的讨论。
