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
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.