| 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 | Bulgarian Air Force |
| Battles / wars | First Balkan War |
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. 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.
Kasabova Glacier on Davis Coast in Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica is named after Rayna Kasabova. There is a service road named Rayna Kasabova in Bulgaria adjacent to the Sofia Airport.
References
- ^ "SCAR Composite Gazetteer — Kasabova Glacier". AADC. 1912-10-30. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- Karagyozov, Konstantin (2022-10-16). "Bulgarian Air Force Marks 110th Anniversary". bta.bg. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- "Do foreigners know the first woman who took part in military flight was Bulgarian?". БНР Новини . Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- "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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