Rayna Kasabova

Rayna Kasabova (Cyrillic: Райна Касабова; 1 May 1897, in Karlovo – 25 May 1969) was a volunteer nurse and the first woman in the world who participated in a military flight during the First Balkan War in 1912.^[1][2] On 30 October 1912, at the age of 15, Kasabova was an observer in a Voisin aircraft that flew over enemy positions in Edirne. Kasabova threw out Turkish language propaganda leaflets.^[3]

Rayna Kasabova
Native name	Райна Касабова
Born	(1897-05-01)1 May 1897 Karlovo, Bulgaria
Died	25 May 1969(1969-05-25) (aged 72) Sofia, Bulgaria
Allegiance	Kingdom of Bulgaria
Service / branch	Bulgarian Air Force
Battles / wars	First Balkan War

Kasabova Glacier on Davis Coast in Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica is named after Rayna Kasabova.^[1] There is a service road named Rayna Kasabova in Bulgaria^[4] adjacent to the Sofia Airport.

References

1. "SCAR Composite Gazetteer — Kasabova Glacier". AADC. 1912-10-30. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
2. Karagyozov, Konstantin (2022-10-16). "Bulgarian Air Force Marks 110th Anniversary". bta.bg. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
3. "Do foreigners know the first woman who took part in military flight was Bulgarian?". БНР Новини [BNR news]. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
4. "Way: ‪Райна Касабова‬ (31359320)". OpenStreetMap. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-11-28.

Further reading

• Karageorgiev, Vladislav; Карагеоргиев, Владислав; Vazov, Ivan Minchov; Вазов, Иван Минчов (2019). Poslednata krepost: Odrin 1912-1913 [The Last Fortress: Edirne 1912-1913] (in Bulgarian). Sofii︠a︡. ISBN 978-619-7496-16-1. OCLC 1127652161.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• Овчаров, Любен (2004). Полетът на самарянката: Документална повест за Райна Касабова [The Flight of the Samaritan Woman: Documentary about Raina Kasabova] (in Bulgarian). Sofia: Еър Груп. ISBN 954-752-069-5. OCLC 61810165.