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'''Rayna Kasabova''' ([[Cyrillic]]: ''Райна Касабова''; 1 May 1897, in [[Karlovo]] – 25 May 1969) was a volunteer nurse with the [[Bulgarian Air Force]]<ref name="БНР Новини">{{cite web |title=Do foreigners know the first woman who took part in military flight was Bulgarian? |website=БНР Новини [BNR news] |url=https://bnr.bg/en/post/101575684/do-foreigners-know-the-first-woman-who-took-part-in-military-flight-was-bulgarian |access-date=2022-11-26}}</ref> and the first woman in the world who participated in a military flight during the [[First Balkan War]] in 1912.<ref name="AADC 1912">{{cite web |title=SCAR Composite Gazetteer — Kasabova Glacier |website=AADC |date=1912-10-30 |url=https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=136884 |access-date=2022-11-26}}</ref><ref name="Karagyozov 2022">{{cite web |last=Karagyozov |first=Konstantin |title=Bulgarian Air Force Marks 110th Anniversary |website=bta.bg |date=2022-10-16 |url=https://www.bta.bg/en/news/bulgaria/344689-bulgarian-air-force-marks-110th-anniversary |access-date=2022-11-26}}</ref> On 30 October 1912, at the age of 15, Kasabova was an observer in a [[Voisin (aircraft)|Voisin aircraft]] that flew over enemy positions in [[Edirne]]. Kasabova threw out [[Turkish language]] propaganda leaflets.<ref name="БНР Новини"/>
'''Rayna Kasabova''' ([[Cyrillic]]: ''Райна Касабова''; 1 May 1897, in [[Karlovo]] – 25 May 1969) was a volunteer aviator with the [[Bulgarian Air Force]]<ref name="БНР Новини">{{cite web |title=Do foreigners know the first woman who took part in military flight was Bulgarian? |website=БНР Новини [BNR news] |url=https://bnr.bg/en/post/101575684/do-foreigners-know-the-first-woman-who-took-part-in-military-flight-was-bulgarian |access-date=2022-11-26}}</ref> and the first woman in the world who participated in a military flight during the [[First Balkan War]] in 1912.<ref name="AADC 1912">{{cite web |title=SCAR Composite Gazetteer — Kasabova Glacier |website=AADC |date=1912-10-30 |url=https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=136884 |access-date=2022-11-26}}</ref><ref name="Karagyozov 2022">{{cite web |last=Karagyozov |first=Konstantin |title=Bulgarian Air Force Marks 110th Anniversary |website=bta.bg |date=2022-10-16 |url=https://www.bta.bg/en/news/bulgaria/344689-bulgarian-air-force-marks-110th-anniversary |access-date=2022-11-26}}</ref> On 30 October 1912, at the age of 15, Kasabova was an observer in a [[Voisin (aircraft)|Voisin aircraft]] that flew over enemy positions in [[Edirne]]. Kasabova threw out [[Turkish language]] propaganda leaflets.<ref name="БНР Новини"/>


[[Kasabova Glacier]] on [[Davis Coast]] in [[Graham Land]] on the [[Antarctic Peninsula]], [[Antarctica]] is named after Rayna Kasabova.<ref name="AADC 1912"/> There is a service road named Rayna Kasabova in Bulgaria<ref name="OpenStreetMap 2022">{{cite web |title=Way: ‪Райна Касабова‬ (31359320) |website=OpenStreetMap |date=2022-03-31 |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/31359320 |access-date=2022-11-28}}</ref> adjacent to the [[Sofia Airport]].
[[Kasabova Glacier]] on [[Davis Coast]] in [[Graham Land]] on the [[Antarctic Peninsula]], [[Antarctica]] is named after Rayna Kasabova.<ref name="AADC 1912"/> There is a service road named Rayna Kasabova in Bulgaria<ref name="OpenStreetMap 2022">{{cite web |title=Way: ‪Райна Касабова‬ (31359320) |website=OpenStreetMap |date=2022-03-31 |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/31359320 |access-date=2022-11-28}}</ref> adjacent to the [[Sofia Airport]].

Revision as of 09:34, 26 December 2022

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

Rayna Kasabova (Cyrillic: Райна Касабова; 1 May 1897, in Karlovo – 25 May 1969) was a volunteer aviator with the Bulgarian Air Force[1] and the first woman in the world who participated in a military flight during the First Balkan War in 1912.[2][3] 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.[1]

Kasabova Glacier on Davis Coast in Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica is named after Rayna Kasabova.[2] There is a service road named Rayna Kasabova in Bulgaria[4] adjacent to the Sofia Airport.

References

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