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
Died25 May 1969(1969-05-25) (aged 72)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Allegiance Kingdom of Bulgaria
Service/branchBulgarian Air Force
Battles/warsFirst 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.


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