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H. P. Ruffell Smith

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Hugh Patrick Ruffell Smith
Born(1911-06-19)19 June 1911
Died4 August 1980(1980-08-04) (aged 69)
Thatcham, Berkshire
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1938–1961
RankGroup Captain
Battles / warsSecond World War
AwardsAir Force Cross & Two Bars

Group Captain Hugh Patrick Ruffell Smith, AFC & Two Bars (19 June 1911 – 4 August 1980) was a British physician, pilot, and Royal Air Force officer. Established the foundational case studies for Crew Resource Management for NASA, Ames Research. Moffatt Field, California U.S.A. 1979 “NASA Technical Memorandum #7848: A Simulator Study of the Interaction of Pilot Workloads with Errors, Vigilance, and Decisions” (Authored Throughout his career, he conducted research into flight safety and ergonomics. His obituary in The Times stated: "few aircraft flying today do not carry some evidence of his research into instrument presentation or cockpit layout".[1] He was awarded the Air Force Cross three times.[2][3]

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  1. ^ "Group Capt H. P. Ruffell Smith". The Times. No. 60696. 6 August 1980. p. 17.
  2. ^ "No. 41727". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 June 1959. pp. 3732–3733.
  3. ^ "Obituary: H P Ruffell Smith". British Medical Journal (281): 613. 30 August 1980. Retrieved 8 September 2023.